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Adjective: peevish  pee-vish
  1. Easily irritated or annoyed
    "an incorrigibly peevish young man";
    - cranky [informal], fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish [N. Amer, informal], pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy, pouty, narky [Brit, slang]

See also: ill-natured

Nearest

peer of the realm
peer pressure
peer review
peerage
peeress
peerless
peerlessness
peer-to-peer
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peeved
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peevishly
peevishness
peewee
peewit
peg
peg away
peg down
peg leg
peg top
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