1. (a.) Habitually fretful; fretful; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant\.

2. (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer.

3. (a.) Silly; childish; trifling.

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