adjective
aroused to impatience or anger
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made an irritated gesture
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feeling nettled from the constant teasing
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peeved about being left out
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felt really pissed at her snootiness
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riled no end by his lies
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roiled by the delay
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• Similar to: ↑displeased
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—peevedly /pee"vid lee, peevd"-/, adv. —peevedness, n.
/peevd/, adj.
[1905-10, Amer.; PEEVE + -ED2]
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peeved adjective (informal)
Annoyed
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Main Entry: ↑peevish
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annoyed
He wore a peeved expression.
Thesaurus: feeling angry or annoyedsynonym
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peeved «peevd», adjective.
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/ˈpiːvd/ adj [more \peeved; most \peeved]
informal : angry or annoyed
He's peeved at me because I borrowed his car without asking.
Her boss was peeved by/about the mistakes she made with the customer's order.
I'm feeling pretty peeved.
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annoyed
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He sounded peeved about not being told.
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Ed was rather peeved about how Martin had handled the situation.
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Maisie seemed peeved by this question.
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peeved at her failure to contact him
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a rather peeved tone of voice
Useful english dictionary. 2012.