pettish

• Veraltetes Adjektiv für eine Person, die leicht reizbar ist oder schlechte Laune hat, besonders wegen Kleinigkeiten.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is easily irritated or in a bad mood, especially over trivial matters.

1. Easily irritated or annoyedC2formalbritish

   Tending to become irritable or upset over small matters; peevish.

   Reizbar

   • He grew pettish when his suggestions were ignored.
   • Her pettish remarks made the meeting uncomfortable.
   • The child became pettish after being denied a treat.

   Synonymecrankycrossfractiousgrumpyirritablepeevishpetulantqueruloussnappishtestytouchywaspish

   Antonymeequableplacidserene