Definitions for: Pettish


[adj] easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pet"tish, a. [From Pet.]
Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
``A pettish kind of humor.'' --Sterne. -- Pet"tish*ly, adv.
-- Pet"tish*ness, n.

Synonyms: cranky, fractious, ill-natured, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy

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