PEEVISH


Meaning of PEEVISH in English

/ ˈpiːvɪʃ; NAmE / adjective

easily annoyed by unimportant things; bad-tempered

SYN irritable

►  peev·ish·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense perverse, coy ): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.