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peev·ish·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, cholernoun
an irritable petulant feeling
temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surlinessnoun
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"his temper was well known to all his employees"
Wiktionary
peevishnessnoun
The state of being peevish.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Peevishnessnoun
Irascibility; querulousness; fretfulness; perverseness.
Etymology: from peevish.
Some miscarriages in government might escape through the peevishness of others, envying the publick should be managed without them. Charles I .
It will be an unpardonable, as well as childish peevishness, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and neglect to improve it. John Locke.
You may find
Nothing but acid left behind:
From passion you may then be freed,
When peevishness and spleen succeed. Jonathan Swift.
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peevishness
Peevishness is a state or characteristic of being easily irritated or annoyed. It refers to a display of bad temper or unnecessary complaining about minor issues, often marked by a mood of being irritable, grumpy, discontent, or petulant.
Webster Dictionary
Peevishnessnoun
the quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of peevishness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of peevishness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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