adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Murray is peeved that the club did not offer him a new contract.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A moment later the beautiful young man from Gasset and Lode came out, looking peeved .
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As the bedroom door closed, Googol adopted a peeved expression and pretended great interest in a fingernail.
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Geoffrey was peeved she spent so much time in Meredith's company.
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He was obviously peeved that we'd squared it with the music teacher while he didn't know anything about it.
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I dare say a few prize juries might be peeved at having their judgment queried, too.
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I was peeved to see Robert Kilroy-Silk credited with inventing the egg trick in a recent colour supp. profile.
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In any case, Ned's a bit peeved so you'd better go in and see him.
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It both peeved and amused me.