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peevish peevish definition

peevish


 
  Grep  of  noun  peevish 
  peevishness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  peevish 
 
  The  adj  peevish  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cranky,  fractious,  irritable,  nettlesome,  peevish,  peckish,  pettish,  petulant,  testy,  tetchy,  techy  --  (easily  irritated  or  annoyed;  "an  incorrigibly  fractious  young  man";  "not  the  least  nettlesome  of  his  countrymen") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  peevish 
 
  1  sense  of  peevish 
 
  Sense  1 
  cranky,  fractious,  irritable,  nettlesome,  peevish,  peckish,  pettish,  petulant,  testy,  tetchy,  techy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ill-natured)  ->  good-natured 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  peevish 
 
  1  sense  of  peevish 
 
  Sense  1 
  cranky,  fractious,  irritable,  nettlesome,  peevish,  peckish,  pettish,  petulant,  testy,  tetchy,  techy 
  =>  ill-natured  (vs.  good-natured) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  peevish 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  peevish 
 
  peevish  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  peevish 
  peevish 
 
  Overview  of  adj  peevish 
 
  The  adj  peevish  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cranky,  fractious,  irritable,  nettlesome,  peevish,  peckish,  pettish,  petulant,  testy,  tetchy,  techy  --  (easily  irritated  or  annoyed;  "an  incorrigibly  fractious  young  man";  "not  the  least  nettlesome  of  his  countrymen") 



peevish definition