pettish
adjective
petulantly peevish.
pettishly
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a word derived from
pettish.
Example Sentences
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His widowed mother has raised him in a pettishly feminine atmosphere; to the 13-year-old boy home is an "enchanted castle, like the Lady of Shalott's."
From Time Magazine Archive
Governor Joseph E. Brown of Georgia pettishly sent the whole state militia on furlough at one crucial point in 1864.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the final appropriations bill came to the House floor late last Friday night, Cannon pettishly demanded a quorum call.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harvey Swados, has in fact suggested, pettishly, that Salinger's reputation is in part a consequence of his "tantalizing physical inaccessibility."
From Time Magazine Archive
“Joe,” I interrupted, pettishly, “how can you call me, sir?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
