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Definition of Peevishness in English :

Peevishness

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Noun

1. choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance

an irritable petulant feeling

2. biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, temper

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

Example Sentences:
'his temper was well known to all his employees'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Peevishness

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adjective

1.

fretful or irritable

a peevish child

2. obsolete

perverse

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Peevishness

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adjective

1.

hard to please; irritable; fretful; cross

2.

showing ill humor or impatience, as a glance or remark

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Peevishness

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adj.

1.

a. Querulous or discontented.

b. Ill-tempered.

2. Contrary; fractious.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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