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Synonyms for peeved


Grammar : Adj
Spell : peevd
Phonetic Transcription : pivd



Définition of peeved

Origin :
  • 1907 (implied in peeved), back-formation from peevish. As a noun, attested by 1910. Related: Peeved; peeving; peeves.
  • adj irritated
Example sentences :
  • First off Stanley stiffens up like he was goin' to be peeved.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • You ain't been to see her for almost a week, and she'll be gettin' peeved at you.
  • Extract from : « Black Star's Campaign » by Johnston McCulley
  • Sandy tried last year, but they dropped him to the Second and he got peeved and quit.
  • Extract from : « Quarter-Back Bates » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Mack was peeved because Betty liked Timand about the lunches and notes and shows.
  • Extract from : « Joan of the Journal » by Helen Diehl Olds
  • She coaxed him to go back to the Journal, until he got peeved.
  • Extract from : « Joan of the Journal » by Helen Diehl Olds
  • Somebody at the top is peeved because a train comes in late.
  • Extract from : « Letters from an Old Railway Official » by Charles DeLano Hine
  • “Of course he was peeved when I made such a mess of things,” he thought.
  • Extract from : « Under Boy Scout Colors » by Joseph Bushnell Ames
  • "Keep your advice to yourself," said the monarch, in a peeved tone.
  • Extract from : « The Tin Woodman of Oz » by L. Frank Baum
  • You are peeved, Margaret, 177 because of what she claimed I said of you and Retta.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean College Junior » by Pauline Lester
  • "I'm the one who should be peeved," spoke up the girl with a wry smile.
  • Extract from : « The Mucker » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Antonyms for peeved

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