How do you pronounce peeved?

The recorded pronunciation is /piːvd/.

peeved

/piːvd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

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"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.”"

more peeved (comparative) most peeved (superlative)

peevedly peevedness unpeeved

received believed achieved perceived relieved conceived retrieved deceived sleeved aggrieved bereaved preconceived

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