peevedadj.
/piːvd/, U.S. /pivd/ Originally U.S.
Irritated, annoyed; put into a peevish mood.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective]
ofgrameda1200
agrameda1300
irk1303
overthoughta1325
aggrievedc1330
annoyedc1330
noyfula1387
teena1400
vexed?c1425
annoyousa1450
angry1485
noyeda1500
irked1513
engrieved1591
exulceratec1592
galled1601
incommodate1622
exulcerated1640
ruffled1659
uncommoded1683
chagrin1706
exacerbated1727
chagrineda1754
vexatious1756
discommoded1773
pipped1797
roiled1818
riled1825
outraged1836
put-out1836
vex1843
niggled1878
narked1888
hacked1892
wired1904
peeved1908
1908 G. V. Hobart Go to It 31 It may be interesting to some people, but it gets me peeved.
1913 C. E. Mulford Coming of Cassidy iv. 71 Jimmy..regarded the peeved proprietor, shaking his head sorrowfully.
1929 A. Conan Doyle Maracot Deep 264 What is up, Jack? You seem peeved this morning.
1975 Daily Mail 13 June 7/4 The agency won't talk about the work; its executives are rather peeved that the news has got out.
2001 T. H. Culley Immortal Class (2002) x. 265 Can a handful of mildly peeved code crunchers constitute a riot?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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