peeved

adjective

aroused to impatience or anger

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made an irritated gesture

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feeling nettled from the constant teasing

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peeved about being left out

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felt really pissed at her snootiness

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riled no end by his lies

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roiled by the delay

• Syn:

↑annoyed, ↑irritated, ↑miffed, ↑nettled, ↑pissed, ↑pissed off, ↑riled, ↑roiled, ↑steamed, ↑stung

• Similar to: ↑displeased

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—peevedly /pee"vid lee, peevd"-/, adv. —peevedness, n.

/peevd/, adj.

annoyed; irritated; vexed.

[1905-10, Amer.; PEEVE + -ED²]

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peeved adjective (informal)

Annoyed

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Main Entry: ↑peevish

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peeved UK [piːvd] US [pivd] adjective

annoyed

He wore a peeved expression.

Thesaurus: feeling angry or annoyed_synonym

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peeved «peevd», adjective.

annoyed; irritated: »

They are peeved about the late trains.

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/ˈpiːvd/ adj [more \peeved; most \peeved]

informal : angry or annoyed

He's peeved at me because I borrowed his car without asking.

Her boss was peeved by/about the mistakes she made with the customer's order.

I'm feeling pretty peeved.

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peeved [peeved] [piːvd] [piːvd] adjective \peeved (about sth) (informal)

annoyed

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He sounded peeved about not being told.

 

Example Bank:

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Ed was rather peeved about how Martin had handled the situation.

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Maisie seemed peeved by this question.

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peeved at her failure to contact him

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a rather peeved tone of voice