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View usage for: pettish in British English (ˈpɛtɪʃ) adjectivepeevish; petulant a pettish child Derived forms pettishly (ˈpettishly) adverb pettishness (ˈpettishness) noun Word origin C16: from pet2pettish in American English (ˈpɛtɪʃ) Derived forms pettishly (ˈpettishly) adverb pettishness (ˈpettishness) noun Synonyms of 'pettish'peevish, cross, irritable, grumpy More Synonyms of pettish Definition peevish or fretful Synonyms chippy (informal) ill-humoured Additional synonymsDefinition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) Definition (esp. of children) easily upset and angered, often due to tiredness The children were predictably fractious. Synonyms irritable, cross, awkward, unruly, touchy, recalcitrant, petulant, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, refractory, crabby, captious, froward (archaic), pettishDefinition irritable or upset an extremely fretful four-month old baby Synonyms irritable, cross, worried, complaining, anxious, unhappy, uneasy, edgy, touchy, fractious, petulant, out of sorts, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, short-tempered, querulous, peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), captious- petticoat
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Additional synonymsDefinition sulky and bad-tempered I'm always grumpy in the morning. Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, grumbling, crabbed, edgy, surly, petulant, ill-tempered, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, huffy, crotchety (informal), liverish, sullen, sulkyHe always seemed so angry or huffy. Synonyms sulky, irritable, moody, short, cross, angry, offended, choked, crabbed, disgruntled, resentful, edgy, crusty, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, curt, surly, moping, petulant, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), waspish, querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, crotchety (informal), pettish, tooshie (Australian, slang) Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, sharp, unpleasant, moody, crabbed, tart, impatient, irritable, acrimonious, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, petulant, disagreeable, sulky, out of sorts, morose, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), thin-skinned, waspish, crabby, huffy, mardy (dialect), snappish, liverish, like a bear with a sore head (informal), out of temper Definition easily annoyed or angered He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, snappy, hot, tense, crabbed, fiery, snarling, prickly, exasperated, edgy, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, dyspeptic, choleric, crotchety (informal), oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, narky (British, slang), out of humour Definition feeling disagreeable and slightly irritable By the end, I was liverish and nettled. Synonyms irritable, crusty, snappy, grumpy, disagreeable, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, like a bear with a sore head, fratchy (informal) Definition unreasonably irritable or peevish He whined like a petulant child. Synonyms sulky, cross, moody, sour, crabbed, impatient, pouting, perverse, irritable, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), fretful, waspish, querulous, peevish, ungracious, cavilling, huffy, fault-finding, snappish, ill-humoured, captiousDefinition complaining a querulous male voice Synonyms complaining, cross, discontented, grumbling, peevish, critical, sour, carping, murmuring, whining, dissatisfied, irritable, touchy, petulant, plaintive, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, waspish, censorious, grouchy (informal), hard to please, fault-finding, captiousDefinition cross and irritable I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. Synonyms irritable, cross, angry, annoyed, pissed (US, Canadian, slang), crabbed, impatient, snappy, pissed off (taboo, slang), touchy, tetchy, testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, tooshie (Australian, slang) Definition moody or silent because of anger or resentment a sulky adolescent Synonyms huffy, sullen, petulant, cross, put out, moody, perverse, disgruntled, aloof, resentful, vexed, churlish, morose, querulous, ill-humoured, in the sulks Definition cross, irritable, or touchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. Synonyms irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed, impatient, snappy, sullen, touchy, bad-tempered, petulant, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, snappish, liverish, captiousAdditional synonymsDefinition sensitive to criticism or hints He is too thin-skinned to survive the presidential campaign. Synonyms sensitive, vulnerable, easily hurt, touchy, soft, tender, susceptible, chippy (informal), hypersensitive, quick to take offence Definition easily upset or irritated He is very touchy about his past. Synonyms oversensitive, irritable, bad-tempered, cross, crabbed, grumpy, surly, petulant, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), thin-skinned, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, easily offended, captious, pettish, toey (New Zealand, slang) Definition bad-tempered or spiteful Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, touchy, petulant, waxy (informal, British), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, crabbed, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, liverish, captious, pettish |