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