Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PEEV'ISH-NESS
PEEV'ISH-NESS, n.
Fretfulness; petulance; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper; as, childish peevishness. When peevishness and spleen succeed. – Swift.
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PEEV'ISH-NESS, n.
Fretfulness; petulance; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper; as, childish peevishness. When peevishness and spleen succeed. – Swift.
Return to page 51 of the letter “P”.