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[ pee-vish ] / ˈpi vɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peevish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster. showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood: a peevish reply; a peevish frown. perverse or obstinate. Origin of peevish1350–1400; Middle English pevysh of unknown origin SYNONYMS FOR peevish1 petulant, irritable, snappish. SEE SYNONYMS FOR peevish ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for peevish1. See cross. OTHER WORDS FROM peevishpee·vish·ly, adverbpee·vish·ness, nounun·pee·vish, adjectiveun·pee·vish·ly, adverb un·pee·vish·ness, noun Words nearby peevishpeer-to-peer network, peetweet, peeve, peeved, peevers, peevish, peewee, peewit, P.E.F., peg, peg-and-socket joint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peevishThe young people in Girls are miserable, peevish, depressed, hate their bodies, themselves, their life, and each other. Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham|P. J. O’Rourke|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Impatient and dismissive, punctuated by forced, faked little laughs and peevish demands for more airtime. Ryan Solid, But One Major Mistake|David Frum|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST But how froward, how hasty, how peevish, and self-resolved are the generality of professors at this day! The Heavenly Footman|John Bunyan He reddens, and gives me a peevish answer; and I then, and not before, recollect how very impertinent the question is. The History of Emily Montague|Frances Brooke
Jackson grabbed a can of corn as it jarred off the shelf behind him and directed a pleasing phrase after the peevish Barr. Bar-20 Days|Clarence E. Mulford Now, Duke can be ever so snappish and peevish; I'm not half so much afraid for him. Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge The peevish and the irritable are the enemies of peace in this world. Out of the Hurly-Burly|Charles Heber Clark
British Dictionary definitions for peevish
adjectivefretful or irritablea peevish child obsolete perverse Derived forms of peevishpeevishly, adverbpeevishness, nounWord Origin for peevishC14: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peevishacrimonious, angry, bad-tempered, cantankerous, captious, carping, childish, churlish, complaining, cranky, critical, cross, crotchety, crusty, fault-finding, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, huffy |