peevish.

Irritable and prone to small complaints.

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Words that belong together

• peevish reply
• peevish mood

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A peevish reply followed the harmless suggestion.

He grew peevish over the seating arrangements.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more peevish; superlative most peevish where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.