Definition of peevish

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

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Wrawness :: Wrawness (n.) Peevishness; ill temper; anger.
Froward :: Froward (a.) Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child..
Wrangler :: Wrangler (n.) An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness.
Snarl :: Snarl (n.) The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..
Attercop :: Attercop (n.) A peevish, ill-natured person..
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Curstness :: Curstness (n.) Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
Sour :: Sour (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply..
Vaporish :: Vaporish (a.) Hypochondriacal; affected by hysterics; splenetic; peevish; humorsome.
Froppish :: Froppish (a.) Peevish; froward.
Touchy :: Touchy (a.) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Vapory :: Vapory (a.) Hypochondriacal; splenetic; peevish.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Touchiness :: Touchiness (n.) The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..
Snappish :: Snappish (a.) Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish.
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