peevishly (Meaning)
peevishly (r)
in a peevish manner
peevishly (adv.)
In a peevish manner.
Synonyms & Antonyms of peevishly
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- quarrelsome
- truculent
- belligerent
- off-color
- prickly
- pugnacious
- fretful
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- sullen
- short
- argumentative
- curmudgeonly
- bearish
- scrappy
- snappy
- touchy
- bellicose
- snippety
- combative
- sulky
- ill-natured
- disputatious
- cross-grained
- pouty
- bilious
- quick-tempered
- huffy
- ratty
- fractious
- thin-skinned
- off-colored
- surly
- contentious
- dyspeptic
- ornery
- tetchy
- cantankerous
- disagreeable
- snarly
Antonyms:
peevishly Sentence Examples
- The child peevishly complained about the lack of candy.
- The boss peevishly reprimanded the employee for a minor mistake.
- Mary peevishly pouted when denied her favorite toy.
- The professor peevishly demanded silence during the lecture.
- The customer peevishly expressed disappointment over the slow service.
- The elderly man peevishly grumbled about the loud music.
- The senator peevishly dismissed his opponent's arguments as frivolous.
- The doctor peevishly advised the patient to follow his instructions exactly.
- The author peevishly disputed any criticism of her work.
- The musician peevishly refused to play any requests from the audience.
FAQs About the word peevishly
in a peevish mannerIn a peevish manner.
irritable, snippy, sensitive, crabby, short-tempered, querulous, perverse, petulant, passionate, out of humor
friendly,friendly, agreeable, sociable, genial, sociable, affable, good-natured, extroverted, companionable
The child peevishly complained about the lack of candy.
The boss peevishly reprimanded the employee for a minor mistake.
Mary peevishly pouted when denied her favorite toy.
The professor peevishly demanded silence during the lecture.
