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pet·tish·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surlinessnoun
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"his temper was well known to all his employees"
Wiktionary
pettishnessnoun
The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pettishnessnoun
Fretfulness; peevishness.
Etymology: from pettish.
Like children, when we lose our favourite plaything, we throw away the rest in a fit of pettishness. Collier.
ChatGPT
pettishness
Pettishness is a state or condition of being unreasonably or easily irritated or annoyed, often over trivial matters; characterized by a petulant or capricious mood or behavior.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pettishness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pettishness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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