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pievish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pievish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete spelling of peevish.

Obsolete

adv

Obsolete spelling of peevish.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pievish (comparative) most pievish (superlative)

Questions

What does pievish mean?
Obsolete spelling of peevish.

How to pronounce pievish

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