† petfuladj.
Obsolete. rare.
= pettish adj.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adjective]
protervec1384
teethya1500
peevishc1530
protervous1547
pettish1552
tatter1579
fretting1587
teeny1594
frampold1599
treaf1601
fretful1603
teety1621
frappish1631
froppish1659
huffy1680
toothy1691
peenging1724
fractious1725
crossish1740
huffish1755
petulant1755
refractious1761
pouty1799
pensy1803
fudgy1819
twiney1824
rammista1838
fretty1844
petful1852
patchy1862
fretsome1870
grizzly1900
anfractuous1923
1852 C. Dickens & A. H. Sala First Fruits in Househ. Words 15 May 190/2 Sitting with petful impatience in the parlour.
1876 Chester (Pa.) Daily Times 13 Sept. A few petful grumblers will make times bad anywhere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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