pet´tish|ly

pet´tish|ly
pet|tish «PEHT ihsh», adjective.
peevish; cross; petulant: »

a pettish reply.

[< pet2 + -ish]
pet´tish|ly, adverb.
pet´tish|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pet|tish — «PEHT ihsh», adjective. peevish; cross; petulant: »a pettish reply. ╂[< pet2 + ish] –pet´tish|ly, adverb. –pet´tish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • pet´tish|ness — pet|tish «PEHT ihsh», adjective. peevish; cross; petulant: »a pettish reply. ╂[< pet2 + ish] –pet´tish|ly, adverb. –pet´tish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • tish — brat·tish; brat·tish·ing; cat·tish; fat·tish; flat·tish; hon·tish; hot·tish; nov·el·et·tish; oof·tish; pet·tish; pet·tish·ly; pet·tish·ness; rat·tish; rut·tish; sans·cu·lot·tish; scot·tish·ly; scot·tish·man; scot·tish·ness; skit·tish; slut·tish;… …   English syllables

  • pettish — pet·tish …   English syllables

  • pettishly — pet·tish·ly …   English syllables

  • pettish — pet|tish [ petıʃ ] adjective easily annoyed by unimportant things ╾ pet|tish|ly adverb ╾ pet|tish|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pettish — pet|tish [ˈpetıʃ] adj ↑petulant >pettishly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pettishness — pet·tish·ness …   English syllables

  • pettish — pet•tish [[t]ˈpɛt ɪʃ[/t]] adj. petulant or pouty; peevish • Etymology: 1585–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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