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pettishness

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pet·tish  (ptsh)
adj.
Ill-tempered; peevish.
[Probably from pet.]
pettish·ly adv.
pettish·ness n.
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Noun1.pettishness - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
snappishness, surliness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability, temper
ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
querulousness - the quality of being given to complaining
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pettishness
n → bockige Art (inf)


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But these paroxysms seldom occurred, and in them my big-hearted shipmate vented the bile which more calm-tempered individuals get rid of by a continual pettishness at trivial annoyances.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
The pettishness that might be caressed into fondness, had yielded to a listless apathy; there was less of the peevish temper of a child which frets and teases on purpose to be soothed, and more of the self-absorbed moroseness of a confirmed invalid, repelling consolation, and ready to regard the good-humoured mirth of others as an insult.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
And little Dolly shrugged her shoulders, and said, with a pretty pettishness, "Now, Father, you're not to tease
Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context
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