01 a. Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
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Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.“She is peevish, sullen, froward.” — Shak.
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2.
Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer.
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3.
Silly; childish; trifling.[Obs.]“To send such peevish tokens to a king.” — Shak.