Pettishness
Pettishness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: his self-indulgent pettishness is more than his coworkers should endure
Perverseness and pettishness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perverseness" instead a noun "Pettishness".
Perverseness
Perverseness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: the kind of perverseness that makes you want to snap at anyone who makes the mistake of greeting you
Pettishness and perverseness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pettishness" instead a noun "Perverseness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritability and pettishness
- irritability and perverseness
- petulance and pettishness
- petulance and perverseness
- testiness and pettishness
- testiness and perverseness
- peevishness and pettishness
- peevishness and perverseness
- irascibility and pettishness
- irascibility and perverseness
- choler and pettishness
- choler and perverseness
- biliousness and pettishness
- biliousness and perverseness
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