pettish
Use Pettish in a sentence
ɪʃ adjective
petulantly peevish: a pettish refusal.
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pettish (ˈpɛtɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| peevish; petulant: a pettish child | |
| [C16: from | |
| 'pettishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'pettishness | |
| —n | |
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Pettish
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
For the last month or six weeks he has scarcely spoken to me but in the unmistakable language of a pettish anger.
He gave frequent displays of temper, discarded the orders of his own counsel, his voice became sharp and his manner pettish.
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