Peevishly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a peevish manner.

    ""See / Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly, / "It nothing skills: I cannot help my case: / 'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place, / Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free.""

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a peevish manner wordnet

Synonyms

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fractiouslypeevishplaintivelyquerulouslyquerulouslytetchily

Example

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"She murmured not, nor answered peevishly."

Etymology

From peevish + -ly.

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