pettishness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛtɪʃnəs/ (UK)
Etymology
From pettish + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability.
The sense that she was observed, or, more properly speaking, that she was watched by my looks, seemed to give Diana a mixture of embarrassment, pain, and pettishness.
1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter III, in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pettishnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |