petulanter

petulanter, Adv. (petulans), mutwillig, leichtfertig, frech, ausgelassen, pet. vivere, Cic.: pet. in alqm invehi, Cic.: p. et procaciter insultare alci, Augustin.: petulantius iactari, Cic.: petulantius contrectare, Iustin.: petulantissime fieri, Cic.

petulanter [CL] 1 with impudent aggressiveness, insolently. b boldly. ille ‥ contra vetitum petulanter habenas / solvit equo fidens Alcuin SS Ebor 1183; inimicum ~er insultantem modesta cunctatione frangas W. Malm. GR II 131.  b Guorthemir ‥ cum Hengisto et Horso et cum gente illorum ~er pugnabat Nen. HB 187. 2 wantonly, lasciviously. ~er, luxuriose Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 471; cum pisces per nimiam concupiscentiam sperma emittunt, et alter ab altero ~er per os sperma recipit Quaest. Salern. B 317; quis ‥ oscula lasciva tam ~er appeteret? Gir. GE II 4.

pĕtŭlantĕr (13) (petulans), impudemment, effrontément : Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3 ; Cæl. 38 || -tius Cic. Cæl. 6 ; -tissime Cic. Att. 9, 19, 1.

petulanter . adv. c. s.
强梗。豪强。無廉耻樣。

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petulanter adv.with comp.and sup.

• petulans, pertly, wantonly, impudently, petulantly: in Pompeium invehi: iactari petulantius: petulantissime insectari.