Peevish
Peevish adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that peevish librarian for help
Thin-skinned and peevish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thin-skinned" instead an adjective "Peevish".
Thin-skinned
Thin-skinned adjective - Easily offended.
Usage example: she only laughed at the teasing, but a more thin-skinned person would have gotten angry
Peevish and thin-skinned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Peevish" instead an adjective phrase "Thin-skinned".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sensitive and peevish
- sensitive and thin-skinned
- irritable and peevish
- irritable and thin-skinned
- cranky and peevish
- cranky and thin-skinned
- testy and peevish
- testy and thin-skinned
- prickly and peevish
- prickly and thin-skinned
- touchy and peevish
- touchy and thin-skinned
- fractious and peevish
- fractious and thin-skinned
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Thin-skinned and Peevish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/peevish/thin-skinned
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Thin-skinned or Peevish. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/peevish/thin-skinned.
