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peevish
Synonyms and Antonyms of peevish
- I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help
bearish, bilious, cantankerous, cross-grained, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, off-color (or off-colored), ornery, querulous, snarly, surly
argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, fractious, fretful, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent
huffy, pouty, sensitive, short, sulky, sullen, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy
affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted (also extraverted), friendly, genial, gregarious, outgoing, sociable
agreeable, amiable, good-natured, good-tempered, sweet, well-disposed
carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, relaxed
forbearing, long-suffering, obliging, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining, understanding
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