Definition of peevish

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

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Techy :: Techy (a.) Peevish; fretful; irritable.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
Tiff :: Tiff (n.) A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift.
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Touchy :: Touchy (a.) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Attercop :: Attercop (n.) A peevish, ill-natured person..
Vapory :: Vapory (a.) Hypochondriacal; splenetic; peevish.
Peevishness :: Peevishness (n.) The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper.
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Froppish :: Froppish (a.) Peevish; froward.
Wrangler :: Wrangler (n.) An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness.
Peevishly :: Peevishly (adv.) In a peevish manner.
Snarl :: Snarl (n.) The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Sour :: Sour (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply..
Knappish :: Knappish (a.) Snappish; peevish.
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Crusty :: Crusty (a.) Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly..
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
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