Definition of peevish

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Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..

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Froppish :: Froppish (a.) Peevish; froward.
Ill-natured :: Ill-natured (a.) Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person..
Natter :: Natter (v. i.) To find fault; to be peevish.
Protervity :: Protervity (n.) Peevishness; petulance.
Tiff :: Tiff (n.) A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Silly; childish; trifling.
Testy :: Testy (superl.) Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
Tiffish :: Tiffish (a.) Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.
Curstfully :: Curstfully (adv.) Peevishly; vexatiously; detestably.
Wrawness :: Wrawness (n.) Peevishness; ill temper; anger.
Snarl :: Snarl (n.) The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Wrangler :: Wrangler (n.) An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness.
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners..
Petulancy :: Petulancy (n.) The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Crossness :: Crossness (n.) The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
Crotched :: Crotched (a.) Cross; peevish.
Knappish :: Knappish (a.) Snappish; peevish.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
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