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pettishness
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pettishness — pettish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ petulant. DERIVATIVES pettishly adverb pettishness noun … English terms dictionary
Pettishness — Pettish Pet tish, a. [From {Pet}.] Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. A pettish kind of humor. Sterne. {Pet tish*ly}, adv. {Pet tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettishness — See pettishly. * * * … Universalium
pettishness — pet·tish·ness || petɪʃnɪs n. peevishness, crankiness; angriness, irascibility … English contemporary dictionary
pettishness — pet·tish·ness … English syllables
pettishness — See: pettish … English dictionary
pettishness — noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger his temper was well known to all his employees • Syn: ↑temper, ↑biliousness, ↑irritability, ↑peevishness, ↑snappishness, ↑surliness • Derivationally related … Useful english dictionary
Hubert Fichte — (March 21, 1935 March 08 1986) was a German novelist. Life Hubert Fichte was born on March 21, 1935 in Perleberg Hospital. A few weeks after his birth his family moved to Hamburg Lokstedt. Fichtes mother worked as stenotypist and he was mostly… … Wikipedia
biliousness — noun 1. gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder • Derivationally related forms: ↑bilious • Hypernyms: ↑ill health, ↑unhealthiness, ↑health problem 2. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger his temper was well known … Useful english dictionary
irritability — noun 1. an irritable petulant feeling (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑crossness, ↑fretfulness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑petulance, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
