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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an irritable petulant feeling;
[syn: irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler]

2. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger;
- Example: "his temper was well known to all his employees"
[syn: temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Peevishness \Pee"vish*ness\, n.
   The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness
   of temper.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: See Petulance.
        [1913 Webster] Peevit


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

peevishness
    n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability,
         crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness,
         petulance, choler]
    2: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was
       well known to all his employees" [syn: temper,
       biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness,
       snappishness, surliness]