Definition of peevish

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Peevish (a.) Silly; childish; trifling.

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Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
Natter :: Natter (v. i.) To find fault; to be peevish.
Crossness :: Crossness (n.) The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Froppish :: Froppish (a.) Peevish; froward.
Squabble :: Squabble (v. i.) To debate peevishly; to dispute.
Snarl :: Snarl (n.) The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Curstfully :: Curstfully (adv.) Peevishly; vexatiously; detestably.
Tiff :: Tiff (n.) A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift.
Ill-natured :: Ill-natured (a.) Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person..
Snappish :: Snappish (a.) Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish.
Touchiness :: Touchiness (n.) The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
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.
Frabbit :: Frabbit (a.) Crabbed; peevish.
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