Associations to the word «Pettish»

Wiktionary

PETTISH, adjective. Bad-tempered; peevish

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain