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• Peevishness — Pee vish*ness, n. The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Petulance}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• peevishness — peevish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ irritable. DERIVATIVES peevishly adverb peevishness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «foolish, mad, spiteful»: of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

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• age — n. & v. n. 1 a the length of time that a person or thing has existed or is likely to exist. b a particular point in or part of one s life, often as a qualification (old age; voting age). 2 a colloq. (often in pl.) a long time (took an age to… …   Useful english dictionary

• pro|ter|vi|ty — «pruh TUR vuh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. wantonness; petulance: »... the peevishness and protervity of age (Caleb D Anvers). 2. an instance or show of this. ╂[< Old French protervite < Latin protervitās < protervus violent, bold] …   Useful english dictionary

• Petulance — Pet u*lance, Petulancy Pet u*lan*cy, n. [L. petulania: cf. F. p[ e]tulance. See {Petulant}.] The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. The petulancy of our words. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English