peevishly, querulously, fractiously
(adverb) in a peevish manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peevishly (comparative more peevishly, superlative most peevishly)
In a peevish manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pee"vish*ly, adv.
Definition: In a peevish manner. Shak.
Pee"vish, a. Etym: [OE. pevische; of uncertain origin, perh. from a word imitative of the noise made by fretful children + -ish.]
1. Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant. "Her peevish babe." Wordsworth. She is peevish, sullen, froward. Shak.
2. Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer.
3. Silly; childish; trifling. [Obs.] To send such peevish tokens to a king. Shak.
Syn.
– Querulous; petulant; cross; ill-tempered; testy; captious; discontented. See Fretful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
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