Peevish is an English word with synonyms like cranky or techy. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Peevish meaning
- Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
- Quick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant.
- Of weather: blustery, windy; also, of wind: cold and strong; bitter, sharp.
Synonyms of Peevish
Using Peevish
- The main meaning on this page is: Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny. | Quick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant. | Of weather: blustery, windy; also, of wind: cold and strong; bitter, sharp.
- Useful related words include: cranky, techy, tetchy, testy.
Context around Peevish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peevish
- In this selection, "peevish" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, way, disposition and legacy stand out and add context to how "peevish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of rather peevish disposition at and policeman way peevish. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peevish" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peevish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was an older man, weary-looking and yawning, scowling at my Massachusetts license plate, his manner, in the Mexican policeman way, peevish. (23 words)
Just what will happen when they come under the observation of Mr. Filer’s deer is problematic, as his antlered highness is of rather peevish disposition at this season of the year. (32 words)
He was well informed on theological matters by his education and Scottish upbringing, and he dealt shortly with the peevish legacy of Elizabethan Puritanism, pursuing an eirenic religious policy, in which he was arbiter. (34 words)
He was well informed on theological matters by his education and Scottish upbringing, and he dealt shortly with the peevish legacy of Elizabethan Puritanism, pursuing an eirenic religious policy, in which he was arbiter. (34 words)
Just what will happen when they come under the observation of Mr. Filer’s deer is problematic, as his antlered highness is of rather peevish disposition at this season of the year. (32 words)
He was an older man, weary-looking and yawning, scowling at my Massachusetts license plate, his manner, in the Mexican policeman way, peevish. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
He was an older man, weary-looking and yawning, scowling at my Massachusetts license plate, his manner, in the Mexican policeman way, peevish.
Just what will happen when they come under the observation of Mr. Filer’s deer is problematic, as his antlered highness is of rather peevish disposition at this season of the year.
He was well informed on theological matters by his education and Scottish upbringing, and he dealt shortly with the peevish legacy of Elizabethan Puritanism, pursuing an eirenic religious policy, in which he was arbiter.