All 3 Uses
peevish
in
A Room With A View
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- The ladies' voices grew animated, and—if the sad truth be owned—a little peevish.†
Chpt 1 *
- It was not surprising that Mrs. Honeychurch disapproved of music, declaring that it always left her daughter peevish, unpractical, and touchy.†
Chpt 4
- Her face was inartistic—that of a peevish virago.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(peevish) annoyed or easily annoyed -- especially by unimportant things
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)