pettish [
'petiʃ]
a. 易怒的, 闹情绪的, 怒气冲冲的
pettish[ adj ]
easily irritated or annoyed
<adj.all>
an incorrigibly fractious young mannot the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Pettish \Pet"tish\, a. [From {Pet}.]
Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
``A pettish kind of humor.'' --Sterne. -- {Pet"tish*ly}, adv.
-- {Pet"tish*ness}, n.