Pettishness
//ˈpɛtɪʃnəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability. countable, uncountable
"The sense that she was observed, or, more properly speaking, that she was watched by my looks, seemed to give Diana a mixture of embarrassment, pain, and pettishness."
- 2 a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger wordnet
Example
More examples"The sense that she was observed, or, more properly speaking, that she was watched by my looks, seemed to give Diana a mixture of embarrassment, pain, and pettishness."
Etymology
From pettish + -ness.
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