peevish🔊

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

Constantly complaining, whining; childishly fretful.

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

(obsolete, Northern England) Clever, expert.

(obsolete, Canada, Northern England) Sharp, piercing, bitter (of the wind); windy, blustery (of the weather).

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

(obsolete) Silly, senseless, foolish.

(obsolete) Beside oneself; out of one's senses; mad.

(obsolete) Spiteful, malignant, mischievous, harmful.

(obsolete) Hateful, distasteful, horrid.

(obsolete) Peevishly.