PEEVISHNESS
\pˈiːvɪʃnəs], \pˈiːvɪʃnəs], \p_ˈiː_v_ɪ_ʃ_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of PEEVISHNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
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an irritable petulant feeling
By Princeton University
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