pettish

adjective

pet·​tish ˈpe-tish How to pronounce pettish (audio)
pettishly adverb
pettishness noun

Examples of pettish in a Sentence

a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying
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At best, Harsin is a pettish version of Michael Scott at Dunder Mifflin, a poor manager of people selling reams of paper out of an office building at the dawn of our digital age. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 9 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

probably from pet entry 4

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pettish was circa 1552

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“Pettish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pettish. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

pettish

adjective
pet·​tish ˈpet-ish How to pronounce pettish (audio)
pettishly adverb
pettishness noun
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