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