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pettishness

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Pettishness (noun) means a sulky, easily irritated manner.

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A sulky, easily irritated manner.
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Etymology

Formed from pettish and -ness.

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"pettishness" (noun) means a sulky, easily irritated manner.
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Other words for "pettishness" include peevishness, temper, irritability, surliness, biliousness, snappishness.

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