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