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pettish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pettish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pettish [ a.]
- Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.

Meaning of 'pettish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pettish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- easily irritated or annoyed
Example in sentence:
  • an incorrigibly fractious young man;
  • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

Nearby Words:

pet petal petala petaled petaliferous petaliform petaline petalism petalite petalody

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