adv. in an annoyed or ill-tempered manner
She answered the door irritably and then peevishly slammed it shut.
She answered the door irritably and then peevishly slammed it shut.
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crabby; cranky; grumpy; ill-natured;irritable
good-humored
3 syllables
pee-vish-ly
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