zeurderig — meaning in English

English meaning

• ornery adj Stubborn, grumpy, and difficult to deal with.
• peevish adj Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.

Senses

zeurderig is used for these senses in English:

• fretty Inclined to fret, agitated, worrying.
• ornery (originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.
• peevish Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.

peevish — full definition

1. adj Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
2. adj Quick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant.
3. adj Of weather: blustery, windy; also, of wind: cold and strong; bitter, sharp.
4. adj Coy, modest.

Related Dutch words