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   peevish

   /ˈpiːvɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing an irritable disposition: "a thin peevish voice"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘perverse, coy’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. peevishly adverb
   • 2. peevishness noun

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   What does the word 'peevish' mean?

   • The term is a back-formation from the 14th-century word "peevish", meaning ornery or ill-tempered. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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   What makes a person peevish & fretful?

   • The wear and tear upon their nerves and their muscles, and the loss of sleep make them peevish and fretful. The term is a back-formation from the 14th-century word "peevish", meaning ornery or ill-tempered. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does pevish mean?

   • 1. a. Querulous or discontented. b. Ill-tempered. 2. Contrary; fractious. [Middle English pevish, possibly from Latin perversus, turned the wrong way, perverse, past participle of pervertere, to turn around, corrupt; see pervert .] pee′vish·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is the meaning of peuysshe?

   • Christ did his Miracles among a peevish, foolish, sottish people, (as the World accounted them). 2.b. Beside oneself; out of one's senses; mad. Obsolete. Some tremblid, some girnid, some gaspid, some gasid, As people halfe peuysshe, or men that were masyd. [They] aunswered to the mayden, Surely thou arte peuyshe.

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   Is a peevish person a bad tempered person?

   • Someone who is peevish is bad-tempered. [...] • irritable, cross, crabbed, childish [...] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more

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   Is he peevish when he was interrupted?

   • He was peevish when he was interrupted, although most of us have to submit to interruption and try to do so without losing our equilibrium. But now, he seems to have been dropped from the side, and, naturally, having been left out of the first eleven, he has become a little peevish and restless.

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   Peevish means easily annoyed or bad-tempered. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and other sources.

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     peevish definicja: 1. easily annoyed: 2. easily annoyed: ....

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     PEEVISH translate: 易怒的，脾氣壞的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     peevish translate: verdrießlich. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     peevish translate: grincheux. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     PEEVISH translate: malhumorado, malhumorado. Learn more in...

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     PEERLESS definition: 1. Something that is peerless is better...

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   Peevish means querulous, fretful, or perversely obstinate in temperament or mood. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of peevish.

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   Peevish means bad-tempered or irritable. Find out the origin, usage and examples of this adjective, and its synonyms such as petulant, snappish and cross.

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   Peevish means cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent. It can also mean perverse or obstinate. See the origin, synonyms, and example sentences of peevish.

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   Peevish means irritable, querulous, or childishly fretful. It comes from the Middle English peuyshe, which has various meanings such as perverse, silly, or spiteful. See examples, synonyms, and historical changes.

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