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On this page you'll find 1 example sentences with Peevishness. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as irritability or surliness and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Peevishness in a sentence

Peevishness meaning

The state of being peevish.

Synonyms of Peevishness

irritability surliness snappishness pettishness biliousness temper distemper ill humour ill humor choler petulance fussiness fretfulness crossness ill nature

Related words

Other words often associated with Peevishness or its synonyms:

humor mood humour disposition pique unhealthiness anger picture reactivity feeling annoyance emotion

Using Peevishness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being peevish.
  • Useful related words include: irritability, surliness, snappishness, pettishness.

Context around Peevishness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

querulous 1×

Sentence patterns with Peevishness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

his querulous peevishness 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but he soon 1×

Common sentence endings:

his querulous peevishness 1×

Words around Peevishness

Just before it in the word index:

peevish 8 peevey 2 peeves 21 peever 3 peeved 16 peeve 6

Just after it in the word index:

peevski 2 peevy 6 peewee 25 pef 15 pefa 3 pefc 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaargh 3 aabb 3 aabria 3 aacha 3 aacta 3 aadhi 3

Corpus analysis for Peevishness

  • In this selection, "peevishness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, querulous stand out and add context to how "peevishness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include his querulous peevishness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "peevishness" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with peevishness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness. (16 words)

Example sentences (1)

But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "peevishness" in a sentence?
An example: "But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "peevishness" from authentic English texts.
What does "peevishness" mean?
Peevishness means: The state of being peevish.
What are synonyms of "peevishness"?
Common synonyms of "peevishness" include: irritability, surliness, snappishness, pettishness, biliousness, temper, distemper, ill humour. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "peevishness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "peevishness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.