PEEVISHLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peevishly mean? 

• PEEVISHLY (adverb)
  The adverb PEEVISHLY has 1 sense:

1. in a peevish manner

  Familiarity information: PEEVISHLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEEVISHLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a peevish manner

Synonyms:

fractiously; peevishly; querulously

Pertainym:

peevish (easily irritated or annoyed)

 Context examples 

“What, what? Are you all here?” said the lawyer peevishly.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

I wondered peevishly why they couldn't put her anywhere else instead of quartering her on me.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)