= peevishly, adv. Obsolete. rare.

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

In a peevish manner; with irritable discontent or petty bad temper. Formerly also: †perversely, capriciously, spitefully, foolishly (obsolete).

in a fretting manner.

Perversely, peevishly, ill-humouredly.

in a fretful manner.

In a petulant manner.

pettishly.

In a huffy or petulant manner; huffingly.

In a huffing manner. In an offended way, petulantly.

testily.