peevish
Example Sentences
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Thousands of people — displaced by disaster, their past lives gone up in smoke — are hostage to the whims of a peevish president who always puts his feelings first and cares nothing for the greater good.
From Los Angeles Times
“He looks startled,” Reed said of the president’s peevish performance.
From Los Angeles Times
Even when he was trying to sound upbeat, the river of resentment would burble up in his mannerisms and his peevish voice.
From Salon
Placing his Howard in a pen with Short's jumpy, cheerfully peevish Oliver is perfect.
From Salon
The pilot opens with a peevish Hank trying to ignore that he learned his dad was retiring via a celebratory newspaper article on the front page of the arts section.
From Washington Post
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