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Meanings of peeved in English

Aroused to impatience or anger.

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Usage of peeved in English
1
She was peeved, wanting to pick a fight with her jet-lagged father.
The increment: a novel
2
Not once had he taken a peeved swat at any of them.
The Yankee Years
3
Unless you want me to get a bit peeved with you too.
Something from the nightside
4
That kind of thing can get your fellow Gryffindors a bit peeved.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
5
She shot a look back at him, peeved and amused at once.
The black prism
6
He went off peeved at my refusal to do as he wished.
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
7
As a single, thirty-something woman, I was somewhat peeved by her statements.
The Irish Times
8
He seldom played a round without becoming piqued, peeved, or-in many cases-chagrined
The Clicking of Cuthbert
9
Sam Allardyce was peeved as he felt Noble had nicked the ball.
The Guardian
10
I suspect that she'll be pretty peeved when she does find me.
Abducted to Oz
11
Cash was peeved and swore they couldn't have another grain of feed.
Cabin Fever
12
I thought I noticed a look on Dennis's face-slightlypeeved-butit vanished.
Stiltsville: a novel
13
The Nationals are particularly peeved because Senator Molan was not elected to Parliament.
News.com.au
14
Now look what I've gone and done, thought Madeline, thoroughly peeved with herself.
Unfinished desires: a novel
15
To the perpetually peeved Rage Against the Machine, the bullet represents government propaganda.
The Guardian
16
Body language told her that he and Ochoa were still peeved.
Raging Heat
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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