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pee·vish (pvsh)
adj.
1.
a. Querulous or discontented.
b. Ill-tempered.
2. Contrary; fractious.
[Middle English pevish, possibly from Latin perversus, past participle of perversus; see perverse.]
peevish·ly adv.
peevish·ness n.
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peevish [?pi?v??]
adj
1. fretful or irritable a peevish child
2. Obsolete perverse
[of unknown origin]
peevishly adv
peevishness n
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