peevish

adjective

🔊/ˈpiːvɪʃ/

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easily annoyed, often by things that are not important 爱生气的；易怒的；脾气坏的synonym irritable
- Sebastian was a sickly, peevish child.塞巴斯蒂安是个病弱的孩子。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘perverse, coy’): of unknown origin.