pettish (Meaning)
pettish (s)
easily irritated or annoyed
pettish (a.)
Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pettish
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Synonyms:
- combative
- pouty
- surly
- argumentative
- quarrelsome
- huffy
- disputatious
- touchy
- thin-skinned
- ratty
- off-color
- dyspeptic
- ill-humored
- contentious
- off-colored
- short
- sullen
- sulky
- snarly
- bellicose
- disagreeable
- tetchy
- prickly
- cross-grained
- cranky
- snippety
- curmudgeonly
- bilious
- truculent
- ill-natured
- fractious
- pugnacious
- snappy
- ornery
- cantankerous
- belligerent
- scrappy
- ill-tempered
- bearish
- fretful
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pettish Sentence Examples
- Her pettish cries echoed through the hallways, signaling her displeasure.
- The child's pettish behavior was a constant source of frustration for his parents.
- With a pettish pout, she refused to eat her vegetables.
- The boss's pettish demands grated on his employees' nerves.
- His pettish jealousy blinded him to his girlfriend's true feelings.
- The pettish feud between the two neighbors had disrupted the entire community.
- Her pettish tantrums revealed her underlying insecurity.
- The pettish remarks made by the politicians did little to inspire confidence.
- The pettishness of their performance left the audience disappointed.
- The pettish resentment she held for her ex-boyfriend consumed her thoughts.
FAQs About the word pettish
easily irritated or annoyedFretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
irritable, fiery, grouchy, crotchety, cross, short-tempered, sensitive, grumpy, snarky, snippy
sociable, extroverted, affable, good-natured, amiable, cordial, companionable, extraverted, outgoing, sweet
Her pettish cries echoed through the hallways, signaling her displeasure.
The child's pettish behavior was a constant source of frustration for his parents.
With a pettish pout, she refused to eat her vegetables.
The boss's pettish demands grated on his employees' nerves.
