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   Peev·ish

   /ˈpēviSH/

   

   adjective

   • 1. easily irritated, especially by unimportant things: "all this makes Steve fretful and peevish"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘perverse, coy’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. peevishly adverb
   • 2. peevishness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

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   • I

     1

   • S

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   • H

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