peevish /pēˈvish/

1. Irritable
2. Fretful, complaining
3. Wayward
4. Perverse (Shakespeare)
5. Vexatious (obsolete)
6. Foolish (obsolete)

peeve transitive verb

(back-formation) to irritate

1. To be fretful
2. To show fretfulness

1. A fretful mood
2. A grievance, grouse or cause of annoyance

peeved adjective (informal)

Annoyed

peevˈishly adverb

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