Definition of peevish

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

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Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Wrangle :: Wrangle (v. i.) To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Crossness :: Crossness (n.) The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
Attercop :: Attercop (n.) A peevish, ill-natured person..
Snappish :: Snappish (a.) Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish.
Natter :: Natter (v. i.) To find fault; to be peevish.
Crotched :: Crotched (a.) Cross; peevish.
Frampoid :: Frampoid (a.) Peevish; cross; vexatious; quarrelsome.
Touchiness :: Touchiness (n.) The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
Techy :: Techy (a.) Peevish; fretful; irritable.
Peevishly :: Peevishly (adv.) In a peevish manner.
Tiffish :: Tiffish (a.) Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.
Petulancy :: Petulancy (n.) The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor.
Wrawness :: Wrawness (n.) Peevishness; ill temper; anger.
Sour :: Sour (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply..
Squabble :: Squabble (v. i.) To debate peevishly; to dispute.
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Curstness :: Curstness (n.) Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.
Touchy :: Touchy (a.) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
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