as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help
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Netflix did mercifully upgrade the Basic plan to 720p at the same time that the Basic With Ads tier was launched, but that doesn’t undermine my argument that settling on 720p as a way of justifying different subscriptions felt rather peevish and out of touch with today’s AV world.
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John Archer, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
The actor nicely captures Higgins’s peevish hauteur and invincible self-assurance.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
And like any 5-year old, Hrysha is peevish at times or complains about going to school.
—Alice Martins, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Easy for a peevish white guy to say.
—Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2020
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John Archer, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
The actor nicely captures Higgins’s peevish hauteur and invincible self-assurance.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
And like any 5-year old, Hrysha is peevish at times or complains about going to school.
—Alice Martins, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Easy for a peevish white guy to say.
—Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2020
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“Peevish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peevish. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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