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peevishly
peevishly, adv. (ˈpiːvɪʃlɪ) [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a peevish manner; † foolishly, spitefully, perversely, skittishly (obs.); with petty vexation or discontent; morosely, querulously, petulantly.1530 Palsgr. 840/2 Pevysshely, vergonneusement. 1566 T. Stapleton Ret. Untr. Jewel i. 17 You do but peuishl... Oxford English Dictionary
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peevishly
peevishlyadj. 牛津英汉双解词典
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James "Beag" Stewart
Little James, somewhat nettled at the threatened visitation, peevishly replied; 'it may happen, likewise, that this chattering magpie, by the time your wikipedia.org
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pettishly
ˈpettishly, adv. [f. pettish + -ly2.] In a pettish manner; peevishly, petulantly.a 1619 Fletcher Mad Lover iii. ii, Poorly, and pettishly, ridiculously To fling away your fortune? 1762 Sterne Tr. Shandy V. xxxiii, He kept his fore-finger in the chapter:—not pettishly,—for he shut the book slowly. 18... Oxford English Dictionary
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Philip Southcote
In a letter in 1751, Horace Walpole wrote rather peevishly of Capability Brown's landscaping at Warwick Castle, "The castle is enchanting; the view pleased wikipedia.org
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humorously
ˈhumorously, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a humorous manner. a. Capriciously, fantastically; peevishly. arch. b. Facetiously, jocosely.1603 Chettle Eng. Mourn Garm. B iij, Too humorously affected to the Roman gouernement. 1611 Cotgr., Bigearrement, odly, humorously, fantastically. a 1686 Calamy (J.), ... Oxford English Dictionary
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impetulant
impetulant, a. rare—0. (ɪmˈpɛtjʊlənt) [f. im-2 + petulant.] Not petulant or peevishly impatient; free from petulance. Hence imˈpetulantly adv., without petulance.1821 in T. G. Wainewright's Ess. & Crit. (1880) 197 To receive patiently and impetulantly. Oxford English Dictionary
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spleenful
spleenful, a. (ˈspliːnfʊl) [f. spleen n.] Full of spleen; passionate, irritable, peevishly angry: a. Of persons (or animals).1588 Shakes. Tit. A. ii. iii. 191 Now will I..let my spleenefull Sonnes this Trull defloure. 1631 Heywood Eng. Elizab. (1641) 90 Thus she remained a sorrowful and dejected pri... Oxford English Dictionary
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Love in the Time of Cholera (film)
"those who have read Gabriel García Márquez's glowing and sexy 1988 novel about one man's grand love for a woman who marries another are bound to be peevishly wikipedia.org
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cankeredly
cankeredly, adv. (ˈkæŋkədlɪ) [f. prec. + -ly2.] Spitefully, malignantly; peevishly.1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. III. 447 Rycht cankartlie he ansuerit him. 1559 Mirr. Mag. 401 So cankardly he had our kin in hate. Oxford English Dictionary
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Humphry Morice (MP for Launceston)
"Little Morice...peevishly well bred," as an irritated Rigby described him, would not be challenged again by Bedford. wikipedia.org
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peevish
peevish, a. (ˈpiːvɪʃ) Forms: 4 peyuesshe, 5–6 peuysh, 6 peuis(s)h(e, -ische, -ys(s)he, -yche, -ess, piuish(e, -isshe, pyuysshe, pieuish(e, pewech, peeuish(e, -esh, 7 pevish, pievish, 7– peevish. [First evidenced in end of 14th c., but rare before 1500. Derivation unknown. The exact sense of the adj.... Oxford English Dictionary
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crustily
crustily, adv. (ˈkrʌstɪlɪ) Also 6 crustely. [f. crusty + -ly2.] † a. After the manner of, or as a crust (obs.). b. In a ‘crusty’ manner; crabbedly, snappishly (colloq.).1578 Banister Hist. Man. i. 20 A Cartilage, crustely coueryng either side. 1730–6 Bailey (folio), Crustily, peevishly. 1749 Mrs. R.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Loch Achray
Little James, somewhat nettled at the threatened visitation, peevishly replied; 'it may happen, likewise, that this chattering magpie, by the time your wikipedia.org
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crossly
crossly, adv. (ˈkrɒslɪ, ˈkrɔːs-) [f. cross a. + -ly2.] † 1. Athwart, crosswise, transversely, so as to cross or intersect. Obs.1598 Florio, Travérso, a crosse, a thwart, crosly, thwartly. 1614 T. Bedwell Nat. Geom. Numbers iv. 71 The base and height of the extremes crossely multiplied. 1774 Burke Am... Oxford English Dictionary
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