Moreover, it were ungenerous, having bred thee up freakish and fiery, to dismiss thee to want or wandering, for shewing that very peevishness and impatience of discipline which arose from thy too delicate nurture.
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Peevishness
//ˈpivɪʃnəs//
Synonyms for "peevishness" (50 found)
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22 translations across 9 languages.
German
2 entries- Gereiztheit noun (the state of being peevish)
- schlechte Laune noun (the state of being peevish)
Irish
4 entries- aincis noun (the state of being peevish)
- aingíocht noun (the state of being peevish)
- cantal noun (the state of being peevish)
- cantlamh noun (the state of being peevish)
Italian
1 entries- piccosità noun (the state of being peevish)
Latin
2 entries- morositas noun (the state of being peevish)
- senium noun (the state of being peevish)
Manx
1 entries- neureeartys noun (the state of being peevish)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- خرچینلق noun (the state of being peevish)
Polish
2 entries- rozdrażnienie noun (the state of being peevish)
- zirytowanie noun (the state of being peevish)
Russian
2 entries- ворчли́вость noun (the state of being peevish)
- сварли́вость noun (the state of being peevish)
Turkish
1 entries- kıllık noun (the state of being peevish)
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