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Meanings of pettish tone in English

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Usage of pettish tone in English
1
She listened to my complaint and then replied in a pettish tone, But I did ring 913, sir.
Highways in Hiding
2
Cynthia's next words,-andthey did not come very soon,-wereon quite a different subject, and spoken in rather a pettish tone.
Wives and Daughters
3
What is all this noise about? came a lady's voice in pettish tones from up above somewhere.
The City of Fire
4
"I have had nothing but ill-luck all this afternoon," said Phonny, in a pettish tone.
Mary Erskine
5
"You are a strange fellow, John Constantine," was the answer, in a weary, almost pettish tone.
Sir John Constantine / Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abr...
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