Definition of peevish

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

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Frampoid :: Frampoid (a.) Peevish; cross; vexatious; quarrelsome.
Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
Wrawness :: Wrawness (n.) Peevishness; ill temper; anger.
Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..
Peevishly :: Peevishly (adv.) In a peevish manner.
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
Testy :: Testy (superl.) Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
Teatish :: Teatish (a.) Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..
Crossness :: Crossness (n.) The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
Ill-natured :: Ill-natured (a.) Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person..
Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
Squabble :: Squabble (v. i.) To debate peevishly; to dispute.
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners..
Curstness :: Curstness (n.) Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.
Curstfully :: Curstfully (adv.) Peevishly; vexatiously; detestably.
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Tiffish :: Tiffish (a.) Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.
Spleeny :: Spleeny (a.) Irritable; peevish; fretful.
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