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peevish
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  • "The last thing I need is a gas explosion," she said peevishly.  (source)
    peevishly = in an irritated manner
  • "Oh, she's fine," I say peevishly.  (source)
    peevishly = with annoyance
  • '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
  • "Very badly," said Percy peevishly, and he slammed the window shut.†  (source)
  • 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.
  • But to the Count's credit, he was not simply making a peevish point.†  (source)
  • "He called me boy," Joffrey said peevishly, sounding younger than his years.†  (source)
  • Sukhwinder could only register helplessness and peevishness.†  (source)
  • With some peevish exclamation he looked up at Cherry, who remained impassive.†  (source)
  • 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)
  • But Ruth's initial delight soon turned into peevishness.†  (source)
  • 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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