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pettish

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pet⋅tish

  [pet-ish]
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–adjective
petulantly peevish: a pettish refusal.
Origin:
1585–95; see pet 2 , -ish 1

Related forms:
pet⋅tish⋅ly, adverb
pet⋅tish⋅ness, noun
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pet·tish   (pět'ĭsh)   
adj.  Ill-tempered; peevish.

[Probably from pet2.]
pet'tish·ly adv., pet'tish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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