All 5 Uses
peevish
in
Call It Sleep
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- Aunt Bertha continued peevishly.†
Book 2 *
- Above his mustache, his face appeared good-natured, meek yet shrewd, below it, despite the small mouth and receding chin, he gave one the impression of peevish stubbornness.†
Book 2
- Aunt Bertha turned to him peevishly.†
Book 2
- Peevishly.†
Book 4
- His small peevish jaw shot as far forward as its teeth would allow.†
Book 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(peevish) annoyed or easily annoyed -- especially by unimportant things
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)