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peevy

peevy adjective: peevish; sulky or irritable.

Adjective

peevy (comparative more peevy, superlative most peevy)

  1. (slang) peevish; sulky or irritable
    • You were poking around in his business. Mages get peevy about that, especially when they're not being good citizens.2017, Laura Anne Gilman, Staying Dead

Proper noun capitalized: Peevy

Peevy (plural Peevys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of peevy

Adjective
comparativemore peevy
superlativemost peevy
Proper noun
pluralPeevys

Questions about peevy

What does peevy mean?
Peevy means peevish; sulky or irritable.
What part of speech is peevy?
Peevy can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near peevy in the dictionary

  1. peevishly
  2. peevishness
  3. peevishnesses
  4. peevit
  5. peevits
  6. peevy
  7. Peevys
  8. peewa
  9. peewah
  10. peewahs
  11. peewee

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