pievish

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A form of peevish — Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.

First used 16th–17th c.Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivepievish (comparative more pievish, superlative most pievish)

comparative more pievish · superlative most pievish

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of peevish.First known use 16th–17th c.
adverbpievish (comparative more pievish, superlative most pievish)

comparative more pievish · superlative most pievish

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of peevish.First known use 16th–17th c.

    Be the atturney of my loue to her. / Pleade vvhat I vvill be, not vvhat I haue bene, / Not by deſertes, but vvhat I vvill deſerue, / Vrge the neceſſitie and ſtate of times, / And be not pieuiſh, fond in great deſignes.

    c. 1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Sims [and Peter Short] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], signature K3, verso
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