pettishlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtᵻʃli/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdᵻʃli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pettish adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < pettish adj. + -ly suffix².

In a childishly bad-tempered manner; petulantly, peevishly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adverb]

protervely1447

peevisha1529

pettishlya1625

peevishlya1638

frettinglya1649

crossly1736

fractiously1736

huffishly1755

fretfully1789

petulantly1838

pettedly1858

huffily1860

huffingly1864

teethily1879

a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. C2/2 Poorely and pettishly, ridiculously To fling away your fortune?

1680 T. D'Urfey Virtuous Wife iv. ii. 43 Let's see now, draw your mouth awry and look upon me—very well—now observe to speak pettishly.

a1731 J. Hughes Miscellanies (1737) 56 Main pettishly she said, and, spitting thrice, From Head to Foot survey'd me in a trice.

1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. xxxiii. 118 He kept his forefinger in the chapter:—nor pettishly,—for he shut the book slowly.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan 356 Said she..on seeing him throw his arm, pettishly, over the pillow—‘You have slept a long time—very quietly.’

1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot xii ‘Drip, drip, drip,’ cried Celia, pettishly, ‘one of these odious Scotch mists’.

1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xvi. 185 She would have told herself pettishly that he was not ‘intelligent’ enough for her notice, and ignored him.

1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless vi. 62 The robot was whirring grungily and pettishly, but it could only fidget, it couldn't actually move.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pettishly
释义	pettishlyadv. Brit. /ˈpɛtᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈpɛdᵻʃli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pettish adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < pettish adj. + -ly suffix². In a childishly bad-tempered manner; petulantly, peevishly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adverb] protervely1447 peevisha1529 pettishlya1625 peevishlya1638 frettinglya1649 crossly1736 fractiously1736 huffishly1755 fretfully1789 petulantly1838 pettedly1858 huffily1860 huffingly1864 teethily1879 a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. C2/2 Poorely and pettishly, ridiculously To fling away your fortune? 1680 T. D'Urfey Virtuous Wife iv. ii. 43 Let's see now, draw your mouth awry and look upon me—very well—now observe to speak pettishly. a1731 J. Hughes Miscellanies (1737) 56 Main pettishly she said, and, spitting thrice, From Head to Foot survey'd me in a trice. 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. xxxiii. 118 He kept his forefinger in the chapter:—nor pettishly,—for he shut the book slowly. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan 356 Said she..on seeing him throw his arm, pettishly, over the pillow—‘You have slept a long time—very quietly.’ 1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot xii ‘Drip, drip, drip,’ cried Celia, pettishly, ‘one of these odious Scotch mists’. 1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xvi. 185 She would have told herself pettishly that he was not ‘intelligent’ enough for her notice, and ignored him. 1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless vi. 62 The robot was whirring grungily and pettishly, but it could only fidget, it couldn't actually move. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.a1625
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