Pettishness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or character of being pettish; fretfulness; petulance; peevishness.
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  • noun. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
  • Word Usage
    "And he suspected that her nature tended toward shrewishness, which he, as a soldier who despised any pettishness, personally disliked."
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