Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable, obsolete)Synonym of peevishly (“in a peevish manner: whiningly; irritably, petulantly; etc.”).

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.

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  2. I have a co-worker who's so peevish and unpleasant that we call her Little Miss Sunshine behind her back.

    У мене є колега, яка така дратівлива й неприємна, що ми називаємо її Маленькою міс Сонечко поза очі. — Ahha

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Origin

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English pievish, peuysche, pevish, pevysh (“capr

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English pievish, peuysche, pevish, pevysh (“capricious, wilful; perverse, wayward”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from one of the following:

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
peevishly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
peerB2peerlesspeevepegB2peggypejorative
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