peevish

ˈpivɪʃ

Definition

Definition of peevish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

irritableeasily annoyed by unimportant things

She became peevish when the internet was slow.

irritable

testy

whiningconstantly complaining in a childish way

His peevish attitude made the meeting unbearable.

irritable

petulant

testy

bad-tempered

Rare

characterized by petty bad temper

Rare

The peevish child refused to share his toys.

irritable

petulant

testy

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Origin of peevish

Middle English, peevish (perverse)

Terms with peevish included in their meaning

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mutter

complain quietly

complain in a discontented or peevish manner

yammer

emotion

complain in a peevish or whining manner

attercop

ill-natured person

peevish or ill-natured person, especially in dialectal use

liverish

adj.

behavior

disagreeable or peevish in behavior

Examples of peevish in a sentence

The child was peevish after missing his nap.
Her peevish complaints annoyed everyone at dinner.
The child became peevish when denied candy.
His peevish remarks annoyed everyone at the meeting.
She became peevish when her plans were canceled.

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French:irritable, acariâtre, ...
German:reizbar, quengelig, ...
Italian:irritabile, capriccioso, ...
Spanish:irritable, gruñón, ...
Portuguese:irritadiço, rabugento, ...
Chinese:易怒的, 爱发牢骚的, ...
Japanese:怒りっぽい, 不機嫌な, ...
Arabic:سَرِيعُ الغَضَب, كَثِير التَّذَمُّر, ...
Hebrew:נַרְגָּן, נִרְגָּן, ...
Russian:раздражительный, ворчливый, ...
Ukrainian:дратівливий, буркотливий, ...
Hindi:चिड़चिड़ा, शिकायती, ...
Bengali:খিটখিটে, নালিশি, ...
Catalan:rondinaire, queixós, ...
Czech:mrzutý, ufňukaný, ...
Danish:gnaven, pylret, ...
Dutch:prikkelbaar, kinderachtig, ...
Greek:ευερέθιστος, παραπονιάρης, ...
Hungarian:ingerlékeny, nyafogós, ...
Khmer:ឆាប់ខឹង, ង៉ក់ង៉រ, ...
Korean:신경질적인, 투덜거리는, ...
Persian:زودرنج, نق‌نقو, ...
Polish:drażliwy, marudny, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritadiço, ...
Romanian:iritabil, plângăcios, ...
Swedish:retlig, gnällig, ...
Thai:ขี้หงุดหงิด, ขี้บ่น, ...
Turkish:huysuz, mızmız, ...
Vietnamese:cáu kỉnh, hay càu nhàu, ...

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Definition of peevish - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of peevish

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