pettish - Wiktionary, the free dictionary pettish (comparative more pettish, superlative most pettish) Bad-tempered; peevish 1795, Joseph Addison, “An Essay on Card-playing”, in Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments; Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality, page 67: Indeed
pettish, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary What does the adjective pettish mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective pettish See ‘Meaning use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the adjective pettish? How is the adjective pettish pronounced? Where does the adjective pettish come from? is apparently formed within English, by derivation
Pettish - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com If you do nothing but complain in the emails you write your grandparents — about the weather, your friends, your family, and what you had for lunch — they may think of you as pettish Pettish people are irritable and petulant