pettish

pettish is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
2. adjective. easily irritated or annoyed

   "an incorrigibly fractious young man"

   "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

   Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy

Synonyms

cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy

Common word forms

pettishly, pettishness

Words from these letters

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