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Dictionary: pet·tish   (pĕt'ĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
Ill-tempered; peevish.

[Probably from PET2.]

pettishly pet'tish·ly adv.
pettishness pet'tish·ness n.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: easily irritated or annoyed
  Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gnaven

Nederlands (Dutch)
lichtgeraakt, zeurend

Français (French)
adj. - grincheux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - übellaunig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δύστροπος

Italiano (Italian)
dispettoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rabugento, irritadiço

Русский (Russian)
обидчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - malhumorado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - retlig, tjurig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
易怒的, 闹情绪的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易怒的, 鬧情緒的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 앵돌아지는, 곧잘 뿌루퉁해지는, 심술이 사나운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - すぐ腹を立てる, 怒りっぽい, 腹を立てて言った, すねた, 気難しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سخيف, فيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נפלט בעידנא דריתחא, רגזן, כעסן, מהיר-חימה‬


 
 
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