TOP

Definition of peevish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

peevish

adjective
 
/ˈpiːvɪʃ/
 
/ˈpiːvɪʃ/
jump to other results
  1. easily annoyed, often by things that are not important synonym irritable
    • Sebastian was a sickly, peevish child.
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘perverse, coy’): of unknown origin.
See peevish in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 3000
B1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day