peevish

(pē'vĭsh)
adj.

1. 1. Querulous or discontented.
   2. Ill-tempered.
2. Contrary; fractious.

[Middle English pevish, possibly from Latin perversus, past participle of perversus. See perverse.]

peevishly pee'vish·ly adv.
peevishness pee'vish·ness n.

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adjective

Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal crabby, mean². Idioms: out of sorts. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

adj

Definition: irritable, testy
Antonyms: accepting, friendly, happy, pleasant

For a list of words related to peevish, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vranten, irriteret

Nederlands (Dutch)
chagrijnig, wrevelig

Français (French)
adj. - grognon

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nörgelig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τσατίλας, δύστροπος, κακότροπος

Italiano (Italian)
bisbetico, irritabile, irascibile, permaloso, stizzoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritado

Русский (Russian)
раздражительный, брюзгливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - malhumorado, gruñón, quejica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vresig, kinkig, retlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易怒的, 撒娇的, 暴躁的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易怒的, 撒嬌的, 暴躁的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 투정부리는, 역정 잘 내는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気難しい, 不機嫌そうな, 不機嫌な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شكس, نكد, متسم بسوء الخلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצבני, נרגז, כועס‬

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