Translations for „peevishness“ in the English » German Dictionary

peevishness N

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peevishness

Griesgrämigkeit f

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English

But he soon wearied of their society, and wore their kindness thin by his querulous peevishness.

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And peevishness can become virtuous unpretentiousness.

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What's the peevishness threshold of readers?

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Press was mixed and interviews tended towards incoherence or peevishness.

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The slightest criticism, from anyone, is met with infantile peevishness, again and again.

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His peevishness is open and unguarded -- which may well be a masterstroke in itself, making him seem more authentic.

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Parents would offer fowls to be eaten by the attendant priest, in order to stop their children from peevishness.

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His circle, whilst acknowledging her peevishness, also acknowledged her learning and intelligence.

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Testy has arranged the marriage against his niece's will, and orders her to shake off her maiden peevishness and love her husband.

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He is a lighthouse of peevishness, a monolith of barely suppressed rage, a colossus of disdain.

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