What does pettishly mean?
Pettishly means In a pettish manner; peevishly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a pettish manner; peevishly..
Lady Mary turned pettishly away; no woman likes anybody but herself to depreciate a lover; it is personally an ill compliment.
"You are very dull this morning, Sheriff," said the youngest daughter of the house, who, being the baby and pretty, had grown pettishly privileged in speech.
`Why did you keep me standing there in the cold?' he asked pettishly.
[S]he complained pettishly of the heat and the flies and at length of the walk, and reduced Robert to the antics of an obsequious dog.
Use pettishly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pettishly means In a pettish manner; peevishly..
Common synonyms include irritably, petulantly, testily.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Lady Mary turned pettishly away; no woman likes anybody but herself to depreciate a lover; it is personally an ill compliment.
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