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peevishness

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pee·vish  (pvsh)
adj.
1.
a. Querulous or discontented.
b. Ill-tempered.
2. Contrary; fractious.
[Middle English pevish, possibly from Latin perversus, past participle of perversus; see perverse.]
peevish·ly adv.
peevish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.peevishnesspeevishness - an irritable petulant feeling        
choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, petulance
ill humor, ill humour, distemper - an angry and disagreeable mood
testiness, tetchiness, touchiness - feeling easily irritated
pet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
2.peevishness - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
pettishness, snappishness, surliness, biliousness, irritability, temper
ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
querulousness - the quality of being given to complaining
Translations
peevishness [ˈpiːvɪʃnɪs] N → mal humor m
peevishness
n (= irritation) → Gereiztheit f, → Brummigkeit f; (= irritability) → Reizbarkeit f


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Peevishness, complaints, exacting cross-examination she was used to, but this attitude of composed quiet, which seemed to come from the consciousness of power within, puzzled her.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
The audience took up the cry, the dogs barked more excitedly, and five minutes of hilarity delayed the turn which, when at last started, was marked by rustiness and erraticness on the part of the dogs and by great peevishness on the part of Wilton Davis.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
He had lost his peevishness, and could hide his indifference to people and his interest in food.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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