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.
peevishly Meaning
Wordnet
peevishly (r)
in a peevish manner
Webster
peevishly (adv.)
In a peevish manner.
Synonyms & Antonyms of peevishly
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- touchy
- bearish
- ill-natured
- cantankerous
- sullen
- ill-humored
- quarrelsome
- ratty
- quick-tempered
- off-colored
- contentious
- huffy
- short
- pouty
- off-color
- truculent
- snarly
- cross-grained
- snippety
- sulky
- prickly
- scrappy
- ill-tempered
- combative
- fretful
- disputatious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- snappy
- belligerent
- ornery
- disagreeable
- surly
- argumentative
- bilious
- pugnacious
- curmudgeonly
- tetchy
- thin-skinned
- bellicose
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FAQs About the word peevishly
in a peevish mannerIn a peevish manner.
irritable, perverse, raspy, crabby, testy, pettish, cranky, passionate, grouchy, snappish
good-natured, sweet,friendly, extroverted, cordial, friendly, agreeable, amiable, agreeable, genial
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.
