peevish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for peevish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

peevish [Am ˈpivɪʃ, Brit ˈpiːvɪʃ] ADJ

peevish remark/refusal:

peevish

desagradable

peevish

malhumorado

the children were tired and peevish

los niños estaban cansados y fastidiosos

peevish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peevish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

peevish [ˈpi:vɪʃ] ADJ

peevish

malhumorado, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is a mean, peevish little country.

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A peevish, grudging rancor against men has been one of the most unpalatable and unjust features of second- and third-wave feminism.

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As for us, we're bearish on the stock market... skittish on bonds... and peevish on the election.

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His personality itself is transmuted: his peevish precision, all that pedagogical fussiness and vexation, is touched now with creative fire.

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It is always peevish and fretful and restless, wanting something it can't get.

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This sobering news, he says, has put an end at once to a strain of somewhat peevish invective.

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He appeared sluggish, indifferent, almost peevish.

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The wear and tear upon their nerves and their muscles, and the loss of sleep make them peevish and fretful.

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These didn't have to be deadly traps, showing him up as peevish, tempestuous and mendacious; they could have been opportunities to eliminate poisoned chalices.

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Speaking of which, yeah, he's being peevish and self-interested about the money, but what else is he supposed to do?

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