The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPLEEN which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2015.
Petulance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPLEEN | 38 % | 6 |
| CHOLER | 25 % | 6 |
| WASPISHNESS | 13 % | 11 |
| TESTINESS | 13 % | 9 |
| IRE | 13 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Petulance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fussiness
- irritability
- crossness
- peevishness
- fretfulness
- choler
- petulant
- childishness
- sulkiness
- belligerence
- indignance
- arrogance
Crossword Answer definitions
SPLEEN noun- In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
- (except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness.
- A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
- Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
- A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
- To dislike.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SPLEEN
- Ill temper
- Vexation
- Anger
- Irascibility
- Bad temper
- Vent one's ___
- Iron-recycling organ
- Peevishness
- Ill humor
- Lymphocyte producer