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pet·tish
 pettish
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- pronunciation:
- pe
tihsh
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adjective |
| definition: |
in, or as if in, a pet; petulant; ill-tempered.
- synonyms:
- grumpy, irritable, peevish, petulant
- similar words:
- crabby, fractious, grouchy, huffy, irascible, perverse, querulous, snappish, testy, waspish
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| related words: |
catty, grumpy |
| derivations: |
pettishly (adv.), pettishness (n.) |
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