Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of peeve
adjectivepeeved (comparative more peeved, superlative most peeved)
comparative more peeved · superlative most peeved
- Annoyed.
Then she called the police. “The police woman said, ‘Do not pick up the bike,’” Kedzlie says. “‘Do not go. You could get stabbed.’ I thought, ‘That is true.’ But I was peeved.”
2023 September 21, Sirin Kale, quoting Megan Kedzlie, “Life in bike theft Britain: ‘Afterwards, I couldn’t face going outside’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivearoused to impatience or anger
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with peeved
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APA
peeved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeved
MLA
“peeved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeved. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peeved,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeved.
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