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pettish

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  1. 1. a. Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. easily irritated or annoyed Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. "A pettish kind of humor." Sterne. -- Pet"tish*ly, adv. -- Pet"tish*ness, n. Source: webster
  4. 4. Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. "Apettish kind of humor." Sterne.-- Pet"tish*ly, adv.-- Pet"tish*ness, n. Source: adambom
  5. 5. s easily irritated or annoyed Source: ecdict

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