Definition of pettish in English:

pettish

adjective ˈpɛtɪʃˈpɛdɪʃ

(of a person or their behaviour) childishly bad-tempered and petulant.
he comes across in his journal entries as spoiled and pettish
Example sentencesExamples
- Your statement that all the suffragist arguments "were long ago refuted and sent to limbo" is a mere pettish assertion, quite incapable of proof.
- He could also be volatile, pettish and confounding.
- The teacher admitted punishing the child, although he denied that the punishment was inappropriate, and he suggested that ‘these children are very pettish in manner, and I have no doubt that they sometimes tell stories at home.’
Synonyms
bad-tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, scratchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a mood, in a bad mood, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, having got out of bed the wrong side, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained

Derivatives

pettishly

adverb ˈpɛtɪʃ(ə)liˈpɛdɪʃli

Obviously my painting wasn't good enough,’ Judith replied pettishly, kicking at the legs of her easel.
Example sentencesExamples
- Nemesio pettishly sticks to his hierarchical role as head of the family, and rejects Atanasio's entreaties for brotherly sympathy.
- A fervent believer as a boy, he broke with the church as an adolescent, pettishly refusing his mother's dying request that he make his confession and take Communion.
- Clever concubines are good at reading the minds of middle-aged men, and successful ones know the best way to act in a pettishly charming manner to ask for more money and gifts.

pettishness

noun ˈpɛtɪʃnəsˈpɛdɪʃnəs

Emily Brontë is unusual in daring to show, in Linton Heathcliff, a young invalid's tyranny, and a far from graceful decline from pettishness to moroseness.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is their incorrigible pettishness and ignominious attitude towards their voters that makes the whole nation suffer.

Rhymes

coquettish, wettish

Definition of pettish in US English:

pettish

adjectiveˈpɛdɪʃˈpediSH

(of a person or their behavior) childishly bad-tempered and petulant.
he comes across in his journal entries as spoiled and pettish
Example sentencesExamples
- The teacher admitted punishing the child, although he denied that the punishment was inappropriate, and he suggested that ‘these children are very pettish in manner, and I have no doubt that they sometimes tell stories at home.’
- He could also be volatile, pettish and confounding.
- Your statement that all the suffragist arguments "were long ago refuted and sent to limbo" is a mere pettish assertion, quite incapable of proof.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, scratchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a mood, in a bad mood, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, having got out of bed the wrong side, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained

单词	pettish
释义	Definition of pettish in English: pettish adjective ˈpɛtɪʃˈpɛdɪʃ (of a person or their behaviour) childishly bad-tempered and petulant. he comes across in his journal entries as spoiled and pettish Example sentencesExamples Your statement that all the suffragist arguments "were long ago refuted and sent to limbo" is a mere pettish assertion, quite incapable of proof. He could also be volatile, pettish and confounding. The teacher admitted punishing the child, although he denied that the punishment was inappropriate, and he suggested that ‘these children are very pettish in manner, and I have no doubt that they sometimes tell stories at home.’ Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, scratchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a mood, in a bad mood, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, having got out of bed the wrong side, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained Derivatives pettishly adverb ˈpɛtɪʃ(ə)liˈpɛdɪʃli Obviously my painting wasn't good enough,’ Judith replied pettishly, kicking at the legs of her easel. Example sentencesExamples Nemesio pettishly sticks to his hierarchical role as head of the family, and rejects Atanasio's entreaties for brotherly sympathy. A fervent believer as a boy, he broke with the church as an adolescent, pettishly refusing his mother's dying request that he make his confession and take Communion. Clever concubines are good at reading the minds of middle-aged men, and successful ones know the best way to act in a pettishly charming manner to ask for more money and gifts. pettishness noun ˈpɛtɪʃnəsˈpɛdɪʃnəs Emily Brontë is unusual in daring to show, in Linton Heathcliff, a young invalid's tyranny, and a far from graceful decline from pettishness to moroseness. Example sentencesExamples It is their incorrigible pettishness and ignominious attitude towards their voters that makes the whole nation suffer. Rhymes coquettish, wettish Definition of pettish in US English: pettish adjectiveˈpɛdɪʃˈpediSH (of a person or their behavior) childishly bad-tempered and petulant. he comes across in his journal entries as spoiled and pettish Example sentencesExamples The teacher admitted punishing the child, although he denied that the punishment was inappropriate, and he suggested that ‘these children are very pettish in manner, and I have no doubt that they sometimes tell stories at home.’ He could also be volatile, pettish and confounding. Your statement that all the suffragist arguments "were long ago refuted and sent to limbo" is a mere pettish assertion, quite incapable of proof. Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, scratchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a mood, in a bad mood, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, having got out of bed the wrong side, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained
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