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Peevishness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Fretfulness; petulance; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper; as childish peevishness

2. When peevishness and spleen succeed.

Peevishness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper.