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Peeved

adjective

Aroused to impatience or anger. Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung. "Feeling nettled from the constant teasing" , "Peeved about being left out" , "Felt really pissed at her snootiness" , "Riled no end by his lies" , "Roiled by the delay"

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"Peeved" Quotes from Famous Books

... They done got a phome message from way over yonder at Throckmorton's that dus' from Miss Ann's coach wa' a risin'. They ain't mo'n got shet er a batch er visitings when here come news that Miss Ann air a comin'. The ladies air sho' peeved an' they done up an' said they ain't a gonter stay home an' Mr. Big Josh tell 'em ter go 'long if they's a min' an' he'n me'll look ...

— The Comings of Cousin Ann • Emma Speed Sampson

... jealous. Jealous of a stable of horses! After all, introspection, however deep, might not have opened her eyes as to the basic element of her mood, for jealousy had never been among the components of her mental equipment. At all events she was, as she would have expressed it, "peeved." Why? Because he had held her hand—and talked to ...

— Prince or Chauffeur? - A Story of Newport • Lawrence Perry

... to be peeved about? I took the whole thing as a great compliment, proud to feel that any drink from my cellars could have produced such a majestic jag. It restores one's faith in post-war whisky. Besides, I couldn't ...

— Right Ho, Jeeves • P. G. Wodehouse

Words linked to "Peeved" : annoyed, displeased