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    What does peevish

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      pee·vish (pvsh)
      adj.
      1.
      a. Querulous or discontented.
      b. Ill-tempered.
      2. Contrary; fractious.
      [Middle English pevish, possibly from Latin perversus, past participle of perversus; see perverse.]
      peevish·ly adv.
      peevish·ness n.
      The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
      peevish [?pi?v??]
      adj
      1. fretful or irritable a peevish child
      2. Obsolete perverse
      [of unknown origin]
      peevishly adv
      peevishness n

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