peevish
5
7.8
- adjective
- /ˈpiːvɪʃ/
:
irritable
- Has the waitress warned the boy about Sir Maxwell, the peevish old man at the corner table?
- peevish tone
- peevish complaint
- peevish voice
Do not become peevish or fastidious towards events.
- Do not become peevish or fastidious towards events.
- You're fastidious and peevish, like invalids.
- And so if I'm peevish or irritable, then, well, that's not good.
Examples
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Well, you're looking a little peevish, Leo.
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The others stayed on for a while, but their mood had turned peevish.
Fiction book (1990) -
Make sure it's at room temperature, or he'll get peevish.
Fiction book (2002) -
"There is no use in our discussing this," she said, her tone on the peevish side.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the course of time, however, failing health left him an unhappy and peevish man.
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His tone is that of a peevish schoolmaster.
Fiction book (2001) -
We gathered around the fire in the study afterward, our mood peevish and dyspeptic.
Fiction book (2002) -
I became rather peevish and retorted that she wasn't such a young bird anymore.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Who's here?" inquired Keane, peevish from the long ride.
Fiction book (1992) -
After a long day, he became quite peevish about the smallest things around the house.
Synonyms
117
4.2
Easily annoyed and upset when tired or hungry
32
3.7
Quick to become annoyed or angry
32
7.2
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
19
8.2
Acting easily annoyed and impatient about small things
18
9.6
Quick to become annoyed and show a bad mood
11
6.7
Annoyed or a little angry about something small
1
8.1
Being easily annoyed by small things
1
9.7
Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood
1
9.9
Easily annoyed and quick to complain about small things
Quick to get annoyed about small things
Easily annoyed by small things
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word peevish is easy to remember if you think of the simpler word peeve meaning 'annoyance'; a peevish person is full of little peeves and so gets irritated over small things.