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Synonyms for pettish
ˈpɛt ɪʃpet·tish
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cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techyadjective
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Synonyms:
irritating, rough, tender, bothersome, galling, cranky, gravelly, crank, pesky, scratchy, pestiferous, pestering, abrasive, uneven, vexing, petulant, irritable, excitable, plaguey, refractory, teasing, tippy, peevish, rasping, recalcitrant, nettlesome, fractious, plaguy, tetchy, testy, spotty, techy, vexatious, raspy, peckish, annoying, gratingAntonyms:
good-natured
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #5548 | rough | |
| #6740 | tender | |
| #9416 | annoying | |
| #16647 | crank | |
| #21074 | teasing | |
| #21612 | uneven | |
| #23129 | abrasive | |
| #23970 | irritating | |
| #26620 | irritable | |
| #27763 | refractory | |
| #28023 | grating | |
| #30182 | cranky | |
| #34818 | pesky | |
| #46948 | bothersome | |
| #51084 | spotty | |
| #59577 | scratchy | |
| #68434 | gravelly | |
| #70249 | recalcitrant | |
| #70924 | techy | |
| #72009 | excitable | |
| #74214 | testy | |
| #78530 | vexing | |
| #89995 | vexatious | |
| #90718 | tippy | |
| #96709 | raspy | |
| #101981 | galling | |
| #103649 | petulant | |
| #108040 | pestering | |
| #111963 | fractious | |
| #112226 | peevish | |
| #147394 | rasping | |
| #206422 | querulous | |
| #287350 | peckish | |
| #323849 | tetchy | |
| #326433 | waspish |
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