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