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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")
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