Adjective: peevish pee-vish- 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
Encyclopedia: Peevish