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easily irritated or annoyed

Reflecting on Sophie's—and for that matter, Nathan's—loving and noble response to music, that peevish, vulgar utterance made my stomach turn over.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice

He reached for a glass while the faun gave his shoes a peevish glance.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
"I've been sick, I told you," he said, peevishly, almost resenting her excessive pity.
Theodore Dreiser -- Sister Carrie
" After a few moments Cal said peevishly, "I wish you'd get on with your lecture.
John Steinbeck -- East of Eden
He seemed to look down on Phaedrus with womanish peevishness as a spoiler of what should have been a nice experience.
Robert M. Pirsig -- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

(Editor's note: 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.)

Why, this it is to be a peevish girl That flies her fortune when it follows her.
William Shakespeare -- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
'He isn't doing it now,' said Rumfoord peevishly.
Kurt Vonnegut -- Slaughterhouse-Five
The cold seemed to rouse her a little and she looked around peevishly, shivering.
Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
A peevish school boy, worthless of such honour, Join'd with a masker and a reveller!
William Shakespeare -- Julius Caesar
With some peevish exclamation he looked up at Cherry, who remained impassive.
Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch
There, you see," he said peevishly: "I'm even afraid to make a positive statement.
Norton Juster -- The Phantom Tollbooth
Oh, she's fine," I say peevishly.
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games
He had lost his peevishness, and could hide his indifference to people and his interest in food.
E.M. Forster -- Howards End

(Editor's note: 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.)

Began to roll and complain like a peevish world on a grumble.
Zora Neale Hurston -- Their Eyes Were Watching God
TYRONE With drunken peevishness.
Eugene O'Neill -- Long Day's Journey into Night

(Editor's note: 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.)

Yet, he assured her, he was neither "fretful nor peevish."
David McCullough -- John Adams
"He called me boy," Joffrey said peevishly, sounding younger than his years.
George R.R. Martin -- A Game of Thrones
Well, be may chance to do some good on her: A peevish self-will'd harlotry it is.
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet
"You won't lose Katerina Ivanovna, you may be sure, she'll come to you herself since she has run out," he added peevishly.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- Crime and Punishment
"Dearie, you aren't going to go and get peevish, are you?"
Sinclair Lewis -- Babbitt

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