'Peevish' definitions:

Definition of 'peevish'

From: WordNet
adjective
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy]

Definition of 'Peevish'

From: GCIDE
  • Peevish \Pee"vish\, a. [OE. pevische; of uncertain origin, perh. from a word imitative of the noise made by fretful children + -ish.]
  • 1. Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant. "Her peevish babe." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • She is peevish, sullen, froward. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Silly; childish; trifling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • To send such peevish tokens to a king. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Querulous; petulant; cross; ill-tempered; testy; captious; discontented. See Fretful. [1913 Webster]