peeved

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Apple’s AI missteps, including a botched rollout of a smarter version of the Siri voice assistant, peeved investors last year.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“It sounds like a competitor’s just peeved that they’re losing market share,” Kershner said, “and maybe they’re grasping at straws.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

With Laurie still peeved about Jaclyn’s sleepover with Valentin, the hotel worker the actor had been encouraging Laurie to pursue, the women’s dinner turns into a sharing circle of underhanded observations about each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

He pulls a “do you know who I am” whenever he gets peeved, which is a lot.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024

Having found neither sword nor snake, the King had become peeved and bad tempered.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques