peevish

[ pee-vish ]

/ ˈpi vɪʃ /

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adjective

cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.

showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood: a peevish reply; a peevish frown.

perverse or obstinate.

Origin of peevish

1350–1400; Middle English pevysh < ?

SYNONYMS FOR peevish

1 petulant, irritable, snappish. See cross.

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OTHER WORDS FROM peevish

pee·vish·ly, adverb pee·vish·ness, noun un·pee·vish, adjective un·pee·vish·ly, adverb

un·pee·vish·ness, noun

Words nearby peevish

peerless, peetweet, peeve, peeved, peevers, peevish, peewee, peewit, peg, peg away at, peg climbing

Example sentences from the Web for peevishness

The cause of her peevishness was a swarm of intensely active flies.

Anderson Crow, Detective |George Barr McCutcheon
It made him quiet nevertheless; these fits of ill-humor and peevishness were certainly neither dignified nor manly.

Merkland |Mrs. Oliphant
Her stuper gave place to some degree of peevishness and restlessness.

Ormond, Volume I (of 3) |Charles Brockden Brown
"Don't dissect my words, child; you quite understand what I mean," said the mother, with a slight reversion to peevishness.

The Eddy |Clarence L. Cullen

The Princess became proverbial for peevishness, sarcasm, and scandal.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for peevishness

peevish

/ (ˈpiːvɪʃ) /

adjective

fretful or irritable a peevish child

obsolete perverse

Derived forms of peevish

peevishly, adverb peevishness, noun

Word Origin for peevish

C14: of unknown origin

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