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pettishness

UK/ˈpɛtɪʃnəs/

pettishness noun: the state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability.

Noun

pettishness (countable and uncountable, plural pettishnesses)

  1. 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.1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter III, in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst...

Forms of pettishness

pluralpettishnesses

Origin of pettishness

From pettish + -ness.

Questions about pettishness

What does pettishness mean?
Pettishness means the state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability.
What part of speech is pettishness?
Pettishness is a noun.
How do you pronounce pettishness?
Pettishness is pronounced /ˈpɛtɪʃnəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of pettishness?
The plural of pettishness is pettishnesses.

Words near pettishness in the dictionary

  1. pettipants
  2. pettis
  3. Pettis County
  4. pettish
  5. pettishly
  6. pettishness
  7. pettishnesses
  8. pettiskirt
  9. pettiskirts
  10. Pettit
  11. pettitoe

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