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pettish
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Definition:ill-tempered; peevish
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'I never intended to go as far as that,' he said, rather pettishly, and without any sign of gratitude for my offer; 'I don't care about actually dying, if she could only be made to believe I had died that would be quite enough for me.
F. Anstey. The Black Poodle and Other Tales (1896)
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“That’s all very fine,” said Fred, pettishly. “What is a fellow to do? I must go into the Church now.”
George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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"Joe," I interrupted, pettishly, "how can you call me, sir?"
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)
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he refuses to open his mouth, except to utter pettish, silly speeches;
Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights (1847)
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