pettish

pet·tish

P0227400 (pĕt′ĭsh)adj. Ill-tempered; peevish.

[Probably from pet.]

pet′tish·ly adv.pet′tish·ness n.

pettish

(ˈpɛtɪʃ) adjpeevish; petulant: a pettish child. [C16: from pet²] ˈpettishly adv ˈpettishness n

pet•tish

(ˈpɛt ɪʃ)

adj. petulant or pouty; peevish. [1585–95]

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Adj.

pettish - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"irritable, peevish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy, scratchy, nettlesome, peckish, cranky, fractiousill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

Translations

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pettish

pet·tish

pettish

pet•tish

pettish

Synonyms for pettish

adj easily irritated or annoyed

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