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peevish
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Sense: Having a sour disposition

Synonyms:

perverse, pertinacious, morose, obstinate, dour, cantankerous

Sense: Inclined to complain

Synonyms:

querulous, complaining, growling, irritable, disgruntled, huffy, grumpy

Sense: In bad humor

Synonyms:

cross , fretful, fretting, angry , crabby, crotchety, splenetic

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