Meaning of peevish in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

adjective

• Characterized by or exhibiting petty bad temper, bad-tempered, moody, cross.

  Example: I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help.

• Constantly complaining, whining; childishly fretful.

  Example: Peevish patients in the doctor's waiting room.

• Easily annoyed, especially by things that are not important; irritable, querulous.

• (adverb) Peevishly.

• Clever, expert.

• Sharp, piercing, bitter (of the wind); windy, blustery (of the weather).

• Perverse, refractory; headstrong, obstinate; capricious, skittish; (also) coy.

• Silly, senseless, foolish.

• Beside oneself; out of one's senses; mad.

• Spiteful, malignant, mischievous, harmful.

• Hateful, distasteful, horrid.