peevishly Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- stuffy
- passionate
- short-tempered
- pettish
- petulant
- grumpy
- querulous
- out-of-sorts
- cross
- fiery
- cranky
- raspy
- snippy
- sensitive
- irascible
- crotchety
- snarky
- grouchy
- crabby
- choleric
- waspish
- snappish
- out-of-humor
- perverse
- testy
Weak:
- fractious
- bellicose
- curmudgeonly
- ornery
- sullen
- prickly
- quick-tempered
- argumentative
- quarrelsome
- tetchy
- off-color
- belligerent
- cantankerous
- pugnacious
- snippety
- bearish
- off-colored
- ill-tempered
- ill-humored
- touchy
- thin-skinned
- short
- sulky
- truculent
- disagreeable
- disputatious
- cross-grained
- pouty
- combative
- contentious
- snarly
- scrappy
- dyspeptic
- snappy
- huffy
- surly
- ratty
- fretful
- ill-natured
- bilious
Strongest:
- good-natured
- friendly
- sweet
- companionable
- sociable
- sociable
- agreeable
- cordial
- extroverted
- extroverted
- genial
- good-natured
- extraverted
- extraverted
- sweet
- cordial
- genial
- outgoing
- affable
- outgoing
- gregarious
- agreeable
- affable
- companionable
- amiable
- friendly
- amiable
- gregarious
Strong:
- well-disposed
- forbearing
- stoical
- good-tempered
- stoic
- tolerant
- carefree
- easygoing
- uncomplaining
- relaxed
- forbearing
- tolerant
- stoical
- carefree
- stoic
- relaxed
- patient
- well-disposed
- easygoing
- good-tempered
- uncomplaining
- patient
Weak:
peevishly Meaning
Wordnet
peevishly (r)
in a peevish manner
Webster
peevishly (adv.)
In a peevish manner.
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, stuffy, passionate, short-tempered, pettish, petulant, grumpy, querulous, out of sorts, cross
good-natured, friendly, sweet, companionable, sociable, sociable, agreeable, cordial, extroverted, extroverted
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.
