pettish in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10
Definition
Pettish: easily irritated or peevish, often displaying childish sulkiness or annoyance.
Crossword clues for pettish
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "pettish".
- Easily annoyed, often like a sulky child.
- Displays irritation over trivial matters.
- In a bad mood, often petulant.
- Childishly sulky in demeanor and attitude.
- Quick to show annoyance or displeasure.
Pettish sentence examples
- She crossed her arms and pouted in a pettish manner when she didn't get her way.
- His pettish remarks during the meeting made it difficult to focus on the main agenda.
- The child's pettish behavior surprised her parents, who were used to his usually cheerful disposition.
- Feeling pettish after a long day, she snapped at her friend over a trivial matter.
- It was hard to take her seriously when she resorted to such pettish tactics in the discussion.