as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help
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Recent Examples of peevish
For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
The preternaturally peevish Pentecostal preacher is back and absent as ever.
—Kristen Baldwin and Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
What if this progeny pre-programmed for money-making zeal is also more likely to end up wandering around a mansion, micro-dosing LSD and sending peevish tweets?
—Frederick Kaufman, Fortune, 30 July 2023
But dozens of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle decried the agreement concocted over the weekend by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the clouds of complaints imbuing the Capitol with a decidedly peevish atmosphere on Tuesday.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
The preternaturally peevish Pentecostal preacher is back and absent as ever.
—Kristen Baldwin and Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2023
What if this progeny pre-programmed for money-making zeal is also more likely to end up wandering around a mansion, micro-dosing LSD and sending peevish tweets?
—Frederick Kaufman, Fortune, 30 July 2023
But dozens of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle decried the agreement concocted over the weekend by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the clouds of complaints imbuing the Capitol with a decidedly peevish atmosphere on Tuesday.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peevish
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And even in what was a stilted match played in an increasingly irritable atmosphere, Rogers and Tielemans delivered with an assist each.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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This stretch can worsen pain in people with back pain, very tight hamstrings, or irritable nerves.—
Aubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHT,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Peevish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peevish. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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