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    pettish
    /ˈpɛtɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or their behaviour) childishly bad-tempered and petulant: "he comes across in his journal entries as spoiled and pettish"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPETTISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Pettish means showing anger and behaving impatiently, especially about things that are not very important. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pettishPettish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Pettish means irritable, peevish, or fretful. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of pettish from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.

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    Pettish definition: petulantly peevish. See examples of PETTISH used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pettishPettish - 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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPETTISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Pettish means peevish, petulant, or cross. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, pronounce it, and find related words and expressions.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpettish adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of pettish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pettishPettish - definition of pettish by The Free Dictionary

    Pettish means ill-tempered or peevish, easily irritated or annoyed. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of pettish in English and Spanish, and see related words and antonyms.