peevish (Meaning)
peevish (s)
easily irritated or annoyed
peevish (a.)
Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer.
Silly; childish; trifling.
Synonyms & Antonyms of peevish
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Synonyms:
- disputatious
- dyspeptic
- combative
- touchy
- fretful
- snippety
- bellicose
- pouty
- off-colored
- fractious
- cantankerous
- curmudgeonly
- short
- ornery
- disagreeable
- surly
- off-color
- quick-tempered
- thin-skinned
- pugnacious
- sullen
- contentious
- quarrelsome
- belligerent
- sulky
- snarly
- ratty
- snappy
- tetchy
- cross-grained
- ill-natured
- bilious
- scrappy
- bearish
- ill-humored
- prickly
- ill-tempered
- argumentative
- huffy
- truculent
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peevish Sentence Examples
- Despite her best efforts to remain calm, Sarah's peevish demeanor surfaced when things didn't go according to plan.
- The peevish customer complained bitterly about the slightest inconvenience during their shopping experience.
- His peevish attitude often made it challenging for others to work with him effectively.
- The toddler's peevish behavior was a clear sign that naptime was approaching.
- Martha's peevish comments revealed her underlying frustration with the situation.
- The long wait in line made many of the passengers peevish and impatient.
- Even the smallest disruptions seemed to trigger his peevish outbursts.
- The author's peevish responses to criticism only fueled further debate about their work.
- Despite his peevish demeanor, underneath it all, he was genuinely caring and compassionate.
- She couldn't help but feel peevish after a sleepless night filled with noisy neighbors.
FAQs About the word peevish
easily irritated or annoyedHabitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant., Expressing fretfulness and discon
irritable, snappish, testy, waspish, sensitive, raspy, grouchy, out of sorts, perverse, irascible
good-natured, extraverted, outgoing, extroverted, amiable, cordial, good-natured, gregarious, sociable, companionable
Despite her best efforts to remain calm, Sarah's peevish demeanor surfaced when things didn't go according to plan.
The peevish customer complained bitterly about the slightest inconvenience during their shopping experience.
His peevish attitude often made it challenging for others to work with him effectively.
The toddler's peevish behavior was a clear sign that naptime was approaching.
