Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pettish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pet-tish
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bad-tempered; peevish.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Indeed I would advise every single lady, if possible, to attend her inamorato, pretty frequently at the card table; and however genteel and agreeable his behaviour should be to herself, if he is hasty or pettish with any one else in company, she may depend on the same fate when once the knot is tied."
"She drew a quick pettish breath of objection, writhing uneasily in her seat."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pet Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English pettish From pet + -ish.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more pettish (comparative) most pettish (superlative)

Derived Forms

pettishly pettishness

Synonyms

cranky fractious irritable nettlesome peevish peckish petulant scratchy testy tetchy techy

Questions

What does pettish mean?: Bad-tempered; peevish.
Where does pettish come from?: Etymology tree English pet Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English pettish From pet + -ish.

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