Usage of "peevish" | TermGallery

Easily irritated or annoyed.

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Uso de peevish em inglês

So were the lieutenant and the peevish damsels in his Battleston car. 
 The Longest Journey 

I am growing peevish-andtired; and will leave off writing for to-day. 
 Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland 

We sat in the smoking-car, Hawkins by this time ill and peevish. 
 The Confessions of Artemas Quibble / Being the Ingenuous and Unv... 

He that refused a pipe in company was accounted peevish and unsociable. 
 Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commer... 

Walking towards the door, Alfred poured forth a torrent of peevish abuse: 
 Watch Yourself Go By 

This particular cow was shy, apprehensive, peevish; Branch's unpractised fumbling irritated her. 
 Rainbow's End 

I abhor the sea, and am peevish with every creature about me. 
 The History of Emily Montague 

The expression of his face was intelligent, but cramped and somewhat peevish. 
 Charles Lamb: A Memoir 

He grew peevish, suspicious, and more violent than ever in his excesses. 
 Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home 

I think that rather an arbitrary and peevish canon of friend Horace. 
 Hard Cash 

Gentlemen, we must not be peevish with those who serve the people. 
 Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke 

He had a peevish mouth and big blue pouches below his eyes. 
 Greenmantle 

And this was through no peevish or disagreeable traits in Zora's nature. 
 Septimus 

And I a tiresome girl, a little old woman, peevish and sanctified. 
 Strife and Peace 

He was more than ever peevish and self-willed, with this only difference. 
 The Doctor's Daughter 

But his wife was discontented, always peevish and never satisfied with anything. 
 Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks 

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