Associations to the word «Peevish»

Wiktionary

PEEVISH, adjective. Constantly complaining; fretful, whining.

Dictionary definition

PEEVISH, adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley