Pettish

Word PETTISH
Character 7
Hyphenation pet tish
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Pettish"

What do we mean by pettish?

Ill-tempered; peevish. adjective

Proceeding from or pertaining to a pet or peevish humor; fretful; peevish; subject to freaks of ill temper.

Synonyms Peevish, Fretful, etc. See petulant.

Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. adjective

Bad-tempered; peevish adjective

Easily irritated or annoyed adjective

Bad-tempered; peevish

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The word "pettish" in example sentences

"Becoming George Sand" offers sketchy vignettes of Sand's excursion to Mallorca with the pettish and ailing composer Frédéric Chopin, but these scenes shed no light on Maria's problems, which are based not on passion but on lying. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

She had known for some time her brother was weak, that what her aunt had called innocence was really spoiled pettish childishness; that being a boy, the firstborn, and beautiful, Nate had always been the prince of his own tiny kingdom. ❋ Cassandra Clare (2010)

He thinks her little pettish ways are mere girlish moods; but when she becomes his wife, and reveals her selfish and cruel nature, he is grieved and hurt to think fate has been so unkind to him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

With success came pressure, and it appears Henry could be pettish, as his correspondence often apologizes for being short-tempered, possibly because he and Belasco were now going away to get most of their work done and Beatrice felt left out. ❋ Scott Eyman (2010)

Rachel found Katherine, pettish from imagined neglect. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Raglan's face lengthened, and I saw an almost pettish set to his mouth as he said: ❋ Geoff Barbanell (2010)

And he emerged from his prison the same spoiled, pettish rich kid, having tantrums, dumping his non-glossy crippled wife, etc., etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was a spoiled, pettish rich kid who worked mightily to destroy millions of dollars worth of equipment in the years before he was captured. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Lady Fleming restricted her notice to the most dry and distant expressions of civility, and Catherine Seyton became bitter in her pleasantries, and shy, cross, and pettish, in any intercourse they had together. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He failed in this point, however; for Roland, bred a page from childhood, knew how to assume a sullen pettish cast of countenance, well enough calculated to hide all internal emotions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sir Halbert Glendinning and his household were not a little surprised at the change which a brief acquaintance with the world had produced in their former inmate, and rejoiced to find, in the pettish, spoiled, and presuming page, a modest and unassuming young man, too much acquainted with his own expectations and character, to be hot or petulant in demanding the consideration which was readily and voluntarily yielded to him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She answered only with tears; unless, when at times driven into pettish sulkiness by the persecution of the interrogators, she made them abrupt and disrespectful answers. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But as I had none but passing thoughts for any subject save Dora, I glanced at her, directly afterwards, and was thinking that I saw, in her prettily pettish manner, that she was not very much inclined to be particularly confidential to her companion and protector, when a bell rang, which Mr. Spenlow said was the first dinner – bell, and so carried me off to dress. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Such is the case today with Jeff Jacoby in the Sunday Globe who is astonished to discover that thanks to the Parker versus Hurkey decision public school curriculum is set by elected school boards and not by pettish parents incited by columnist to mob rule. ❋ Unknown (2007)

‘Well, say no more about it, Sir Condy,’ said my lady, pettish-like; ‘I was a child then, you know.’ ❋ Unknown (2006)

When I am feeling a tad pettish, reading someone else's tetchy rant can make me feel, if not good, then certainly better. ❋ M-mv (2004)

That pettish, pouting conduct is a great deal too young, and implies too little knowledge of the world, for one who has seen so much of it as you have. ❋ Unknown (2005)

His voice was hoarse and pettish, and the eyes he turned on her were bloodshot and watering. ❋ Craven, Sara (2005)

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