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Peevish

Peevish Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Peevish? [adj] easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Peevish: cranky \| fractious \| ill-natured \| irritable \| nettlesome \| peckish \| pettish \| petulant \| techy \| testy \| tetchy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Peevish: acrimonious \| bad-tempered \| beefing \| bellyaching \| bilious \| bitching \| cantankerous \| captious \| carping \| catty \| caviling \| cavilling \| churlish \| complaining \| complaintful \| crabbed \| crabbing \| crabby \| cranky \| critical \| croaking \| cross \| crotchety \| crusty \| disappointed \| discontented \| disgruntled \| displeased \| dissatisfied \| envious \| faultfinding \| fractious \| fretful \| griping \| grouchy \| grousing \| growling \| grumbling \| grumpish \| grumpy \| howling \| huffy \| ill-humored \| ill-natured \| ill-tempered \| irritable \| Jeremianic \| lamentive \| malcontent \| malcontented \| moanful \| mournful \| murmuring \| muttering \| nagging \| naggy \| out of humor \| pettish \| petulant \| plaintive \| plangent \| puling \| querulant \| querulous \| rebellious \| resentful \| restive \| restless \| short-tempered \| shrewish \| snappish \| sorrowful \| splenetic \| sulky \| testy \| tetchy \| touchy \| ululant \| unaccepting \| unaccommodating \| uneasy \| unfulfilled \| ungratified \| unhappy \| unsatisfied \| vixenish \| vixenly \| wailful \| waspish \| whimpering \| whining \| whiny See Also \| Peevish In Webster's Dictionary \Pee"vish\, a. [OE. pevische; of uncertain origin, perh. from a word imitative of the noise made by fretful children + -ish.] 1. Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant. ``Her peevish babe.'' --Wordsworth. She is peevish, sullen, froward. --Shak. 2. Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer. 3. Silly; childish; trifling. [Obs.] To send such peevish tokens to a king. --Shak. Syn: Querulous; petulant; cross; ill-tempered; testy; captious; discontented. See {Fretful}.

Peevish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peevish?

[adj] easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

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Peevish In Webster's Dictionary

\Pee"vish\, a. [OE. pevische; of uncertain origin, perh.
from a word imitative of the noise made by fretful children +
-ish.]
1. Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to
   please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant. ``Her
   peevish babe.'' --Wordsworth.

         She is peevish, sullen, froward.      --Shak.

2. Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable
   dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer.

3. Silly; childish; trifling. [Obs.]

         To send such peevish tokens to a king. --Shak.

Syn: Querulous; petulant; cross; ill-tempered; testy;
     captious; discontented. See {Fretful}.

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