Both Uses of
peevish
in
Pride and Prejudice
- The discussion of Mr. Collins's offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusions of her mother.
p. 113.1 *peevish = irritable (demonstrating annoyance without good reason)
- 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.
p. 222.4peevish = annoying
Definition:
annoyed or easily annoyed -- especially by unimportant things