You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
PETTISHLY
testily, irritably, petulantly, pettishly
(adverb) in a petulant manner; “he said testily: ‘Go away!’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
pettishly (comparative more pettishly, superlative most pettishly)
In a pettish manner; peevishly.
Source: Wiktionary
PETTISH
Pet"tish, a. Etym: [From Pet.]
Definition: Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. "A pettish kind of humor." Sterne.
– Pet"tish*ly, adv.
– Pet"tish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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