She murmured not, nor answered peevishly.
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Peevishly
Synonyms for "peevishly" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adverb(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Adverb(5 words)
Related words (9)
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1 entriesadverb of manner
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5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesInflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
"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."
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His uncles peevishly claimed the paper.
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Seated in a kitchen chair, and rasping at his scorched shoulders, he said peevishly, "By ginger, it gives a man the willies, left alone in a place like this all day."
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