peevishadjective
uk/ˈpiː.vɪʃ/us/ˈpiː.vɪʃ/easily annoyed:
a peevish, bad-tempered person
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Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- petulant
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- ratty
- surly
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
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peevishly
adverb uk/ˈpiː.vɪʃ.li/us/ˈpiː.vɪʃ.li/
"I thought you might have helped," she replied peevishly.