peevishness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an irritable petulant feeling
    irritability; choler; crossness; fretfulness; petulance; fussiness.
  2. noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
    irritability; biliousness; pettishness; surliness; snappishness; temper.
    • his temper was well known to all his employees

WordNet


Pee"vish*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper. Syn. -- See Petulance.

Webster 1913