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 peevish peevish /ˈpiːvɪʃ/

adjective

  1. () Easily irritated or annoyed  ( cranky [Informal] , fractious , nettlesome , peckish [Informal, N. American] , pettish , petulant , scratchy , techy , testy , irritable , peevish , tetchy , narky [British, Slang] , pouty )
    easily irritated or annoyed
     An incorrigibly fractious young man
    an incorrigibly fractious young man
     Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
    not the least nettlesome of his countrymen