pettish
pettish adjective: bad-tempered; peevish.
Adjective
pettish (comparative more pettish, superlative most pettish)
- Bad-tempered; peevish.
- Indeed I would advise every single lady, if possible, to attend her inamorato, pretty frequently at the card table; and however genteel and agreeable his behaviour should be to herself, if he is hasty or pettish with any one else in company, she may depend on the same fate when once the knot is...1795, Joseph Addison, “An Essay on Card-playing”, in Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments; Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality, page 67
- She drew a quick pettish breath of objection, writhing uneasily in her seat.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
pettish meaning in Bengali
pettish in Bengali
- বদমেজাজি, খিটখিটে
Forms of pettish
| comparative | more pettish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pettish |
Origin of pettish
From pet + -ish.
Words formed from pettish
Questions about pettish
- What does pettish mean?
- Pettish means bad-tempered; peevish.
- What is pettish in Bengali?
- Pettish in Bengali is বদমেজাজি, খিটখিটে. See Pettish meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is pettish?
- Pettish is an adjective.
Words near pettish in the dictionary
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