peevish
11peevish — adjective Etymology: Middle English pevish spiteful Date: circa 1530 1. querulous in temperament or mood ; fretful 2. perversely obstinate < a peevish child > 3. marked by ill temper • peevishly adverb • peevishness …
12peevish — peev|ish [ˈpi:vıʃ] adj easily annoyed by small and unimportant things →↑bad tempered ▪ The kids were peevish after so long in the car. >peevishly adv >peevishness n [U] …
13peevish — pee|vish [ pivıʃ ] adjective easily annoyed, especially by things that are not important: He could be peevish and irritable at times. ╾ pee|vish|ly adverb ╾ pee|vish|ness noun uncount …
14peevish — adjective easily annoyed by small and unimportant things; bad tempered: The kids were peevish after so long in the car. peevishly adverb peevishness noun (U) …
15peevish — adjective he was embarrassed by his mother s peevish disposition Syn: irritable, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant, querulous, pettish, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, sullen, grumpy, bad tempered, short tempered, touchy, testy,… …
16peevish — UK [ˈpiːvɪʃ] / US [ˈpɪvɪʃ] adjective easily annoyed, especially by things that are not important He could be peevish and irritable at times. Derived words: peevishly adverb peevishness noun uncountable …
17peevish — /ˈpivɪʃ / (say peevish) adjective 1. cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent. 2. Obsolete perverse. {Middle English pevysh; origin unknown} –peevishly, adverb –peevishness, noun …
18peevish — adjective /ˈpivɪʃ,ˈpiːvɪʃ/ Constantly complaining; fretful, whining …
19peevish — Synonyms and related words: Jeremianic, acrimonious, bad tempered, beefing, bellyaching, bilious, bitching, cantankerous, captious, carping, catty, caviling, cavilling, churlish, complaining, complaintful, crabbed, crabbing, crabby, cranky,… …
20peevish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. irascible, fretful, cranky, cross, irritable, touchy. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a sour disposition] Syn. perverse, pertinacious, morose; see obstinate . 2. [Inclined to… …
