What does peevishness mean?
Peevishness means The state of being peevish..
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/ˈpivɪʃnəs/ · noun
The state of being peevish..
Moreover, it were ungenerous, having bred thee up freakish and fiery, to dismiss thee to want or wandering, for shewing that very peevishness and impatience of discipline which arose from thy too delicate nurture.
Use peevishness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Peevishness means The state of being peevish..
Common synonyms include choler, temper, petulance, fretfulness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Moreover, it were ungenerous, having bred thee up freakish and fiery, to dismiss thee to want or wandering, for shewing that very peevishness and impatience of discipline which arose from thy too delicate nurture.
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