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