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peevishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, petulance |
| Type of | ill humour, distemper, ill humor |
| Has types | touchiness, pet, testiness, tetchiness |
| Derivation | peevish |
peevishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | biliousness, irritability, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, temper |
| Type of | ill nature |
| Has types | querulousness |
Examples of peevishness
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In Franzen's case, his peevishness undermines the humanistic intentions of his work.
From the newsweek.com
This peevishness is eating the Denver theatre community from the inside out.
From the denverpost.com
MacNicol's romantic devastation in the opening piece suggests peevishness, not agony.
From the time.com
This man is taking his peevishness out on hotel employees who can least afford to take it.
From the suntimes.com
The character of Kemp is ostensibly meant to be darkly amusing in his literate peevishness.
From the theater2.nytimes.com
The grace notes and charm have vanished, with peevishness and petty spite his default emotions.
From the washingtontimes.com
But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A short-lived peevishness seems to be all I can manage these days.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Daily Mail, that barometer of British peevishness, is the best-selling paper on the Spanish coast.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Irritability: an irritable petulant feeling
- Temper: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
- (peevish) cranky: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
- A pet peeve (or pet hate) is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to him or her, to a greater degree than others may find it.
- The state of being peevish
- (peevish) Constantly complaining; fretful, whining
