1. in an irritable, bad-tempered, or childishly impatient manner

Examples

• She pettishly refused to answer any more questions.
• He pettishly threw down his pencil when the problem became difficult.
• The child pettishly demanded another cookie after being told no.
• She responded pettishly to her brother’s teasing.
• He pettishly complained about having to wait in line.
• The customer pettishly criticized the slow service.