I have a co-worker who's so peevish and unpleasant that we call her Little Miss Sunshine behind her back.
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Peevish
/ˈpiːvɪʃ/
Synonyms for "peevish" (160 found)
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acrimoniousbad-temperedbeefingbellyachingbiliousbitchingcantankerouscaptiouscarpingcattycavilingcavillingchurlishcomplainingcomplaintfulcrabbedcrabbingcrabbycrankycritical
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Adjective(15 words)
lamentivemalcontentmalcontentedmoanfulmoodymournfulmurmuringmutteringnaggingnaggyout of humorpassionateperversepettishpetulantpindlingplaintiveplangentpricklypuling
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quarrelsomequerulantquerulousrebelliousresentfulrestiverestlessshort-temperedshrewishsnappishsorrowfulsourspleneticsulkysullensurlytemperamentaltestytetchytouchyululantunacceptingunaccommodatinguneasyunfulfilledungovernedungratifiedunhappyunsatisfiedvixenishvixenlywailfulwaspishwhimperingwhiningwhiny
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35 total sentences available.
Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.
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Due to the long wait, there were several peevish patients in the doctor’s waiting room.
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[T]he nature of religion, […] showeth it consisteth […] not in a peevish crossness and obstinate repugnancy to received laws and customs, but in a quiet and peaceable submission to the express laws of God, and lawful commands of man; […]
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