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adjective
- 1. having or showing an irritable disposition: "a thin peevish voice"
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adjective. uk / ˈpiː.vɪʃ / us / ˈpiː.vɪʃ / Add to word list. easily annoyed: a peevish, bad-tempered person. Synonyms. cranky (BAD-TEMPERED) mainly US informal. fractious. irritable. petulant disapproving. testy. tetchy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom.
1. : querulous in temperament or mood : fretful. 2. : perversely (see perverse sense 2b) obstinate. a peevish child. 3. : marked by ill temper. has a peevish, even spiteful, streak Elizabeth Drew. peevishly adverb. peevishness noun. Synonyms. choleric. crabby. cranky. cross. crotchety. fiery. grouchy. grumpy. irascible. irritable.
Definitions of peevish. adjective. easily irritated or annoyed. synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, snarky, techy, testy, tetchy. ill-natured. having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.
Peevish definition: cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent. See examples of PEEVISH used in a sentence.
1. fretful or irritable. a peevish child. 2. obsolete. perverse. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. peevishly (ˈpeevishly) adverb. peevishness (ˈpeevishness) noun. Word origin. C14: of unknown origin. Word Frequency. peevish in American English. (ˈpivɪʃ ) adjective.
adjective. us / ˈpiː.vɪʃ / uk / ˈpiː.vɪʃ / Add to word list. easily annoyed: a peevish, bad-tempered person. Synonyms. cranky (BAD-TEMPERED) mainly US informal. fractious. irritable. petulant disapproving. testy. tetchy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom.
Jun 2, 2024 · peevish (comparative more peevish, superlative most peevish) Characterized by or exhibiting petty bad temper, bad-tempered, moody, cross. [from 1520]
Define peevish. peevish synonyms, peevish pronunciation, peevish translation, English dictionary definition of peevish. adj. 1. a. Querulous or discontented. b. Ill-tempered. 2. Contrary; fractious. pee′vish·ly adv. pee′vish·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
Definition of peevish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Peevish definition: cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent. See examples of PEEVISH used in a sentence.
