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PETTISH
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Synonyms:
cranky; fractious; irritable; nettlesome; peckish; peevish; pettish; petulant; scratchy; techy; testy; tetchy
Classified under:
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Derivation:
pettishness (a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger)