2
: perversely (see perverse sense 2b) obstinate
a peevish child
3
: marked by ill temper
has a peevish, even spiteful, streak—
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peevishly
adverb
peevishness
noun
Examples of peevish in a Sentence
peevish patients in the doctor's waiting room
I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help.
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Rojas’s recollections weren’t peevish—fine work was produced under these conditions.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Rojas’s recollections weren’t peevish—fine work was produced under these conditions.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Rojas’s recollections weren’t peevish—fine work was produced under these conditions.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for peevish
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“Peevish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peevish. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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