Definition of peevish

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

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Squabble :: Squabble (v. i.) To debate peevishly; to dispute.
Wrangle :: Wrangle (v. i.) To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate.
Froppish :: Froppish (a.) Peevish; froward.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Crotched :: Crotched (a.) Cross; peevish.
Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..
Knappish :: Knappish (a.) Snappish; peevish.
Petulancy :: Petulancy (n.) The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Silly; childish; trifling.
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners..
Tiff :: Tiff (n.) A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift.
Shrewish :: Shrewish (a.) having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish.
Attercop :: Attercop (n.) A peevish, ill-natured person..
Curstness :: Curstness (n.) Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
Vapory :: Vapory (a.) Hypochondriacal; splenetic; peevish.
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