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单词 peevish
释义 pee·vish
\ˈpēvish, -vēsh\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English pevish spiteful
1. : morose or querulous in temperament or mood : hard to please : irritable, fretful
 < had never known her so peevish — W.M.Thackeray >
 < rather peevish with waiting — Edmund Wilson >
2. : perversely obstinate : contrary
 < the forwardness of peevish children — Edmund Burke >
 < a frequently peevish struggle against the universal spirit of innovation — Daniel Aaron >
3. : marked by ill temper (as actions or words)
 < with a peevish gesture she slapped over the rest of the notes — A.J.Cronin >
 < her accent was peevish — Jane Austen >
 < that peevish sort of criticism — Times Literary Supplement >
Synonyms: see irritable
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