peevishin a sentence
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The peevish child refused to eat his vegetables and threw a tantrum at the dinner table.peevish = easily annoyed
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After a frustrating day, she was peevish and snapped at everyone who spoke to her.
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Now it was he who was on the receiving end of peevish sarcasm. (source)peevish = annoying
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"The last thing I need is a gas explosion," she said peevishly. (source)peevishly = in an irritated manner
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"Oh, she's fine," I say peevishly. (source)peevishly = with annoyance
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'Joseph!' cried a peevish voice, simultaneously with me, from the inner room. (source)peevish = annoyed
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Wholly inattentive to her sister's feelings, Lydia flew about the house in restless ecstasy, calling for everyone's congratulations, and laughing and talking with more violence than ever; whilst the luckless Kitty continued in the parlour repined at her fate in terms as unreasonable as her accent was peevish. (source)peevish = annoying
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"Very badly," said Percy peevishly, and he slammed the window shut.† (source)
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Otherwise it seems mere peevishness.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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But to the Count's credit, he was not simply making a peevish point.† (source)
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"He called me boy," Joffrey said peevishly, sounding younger than his years.† (source)
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Sukhwinder could only register helplessness and peevishness.† (source)
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With some peevish exclamation he looked up at Cherry, who remained impassive.† (source)
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These were awesome occasions worthy of the ancient silver service; the venerable great-uncles and —aunts and grandparents were Victorians, from their mother's side of the family, a baffled and severe folk, a lost tribe who arrived at the house in black cloaks having wandered peevishly for two decades in an alien, frivolous century.† (source)
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But Ruth's initial delight soon turned into peevishness.† (source)
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He would be grouchy for several days before I left for Sawyer Depot, and he would be peevish and aloof for several days after I got back.† (source)
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