What does pettishness mean?
Pettishness means The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability..
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/ˈpɛtɪʃnəs/ · noun
The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability..
The sense that she was observed, or, more properly speaking, that she was watched by my looks, seemed to give Diana a mixture of embarrassment, pain, and pettishness.
Use pettishness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pettishness means The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability..
Common synonyms include temper, irritability, peevishness, surliness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The sense that she was observed, or, more properly speaking, that she was watched by my looks, seemed to give Diana a mixture of embarrassment, pain, and pettishness.
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