Pettish
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Bad-tempered; peevish. informal
"Indeed I would advise every single lady, if possible, to attend her inamorato, pretty frequently at the card table; and however genteel and agreeable his behaviour should be to herself, if he is hasty or pettish with any one else in company, she may depend on the same fate when once the knot is tied."
- 1 easily irritated or annoyed wordnet
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More examples"Indeed I would advise every single lady, if possible, to attend her inamorato, pretty frequently at the card table; and however genteel and agreeable his behaviour should be to herself, if he is hasty or pettish with any one else in company, she may depend on the same fate when once the knot is tied."
Etymology
From pet + -ish.
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