peevish
How many syllables in peevish?
There are 2 syllables in the word peevish.How to pronounce peevish:
Synonyms for peevish:
choleric
crabby
cranky
cross
crotchety
fiery
fractious
grouchy
grumpy
ill-natured
irascible
irritable
nettlesome
out of humor
out of sorts
passionate
peckish
perverse
pettish
petulant
querulous
raspy
scratchy
sensitive
short-tempered
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Antonyms for peevish:
accepting
accessible
accommodating
accomodating
acquiescent
affable
affectionate
agreeable
airy
altruistic
amenable
amiable
amicable
animated
approachable
assured
at ease
at peace
benevolent
benign
biddable
bighearted
blase
blasé
blithe
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- panted
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- yoga
- tremor
- sector
- Raiden
- passage
- colleen
- someday
- jointly
- Rachael
- ponies
- kudos
- cheese-it
- belter
- Belfast
- thinner
- Teo
- reject
- outer
- convict
- cafe
- allied
- whispered
- surfboard
- supple
- saucy
- packet
- Norwel
- earpiece
- lian
- unrhymed
- rougher
- gruffness
- critter
- wounded
- Rocco
- feasted
- faux pas
- canteen
- Samir
- robbed
- plagued
- Diya
- cheerly
- rhyming
- inveigh
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Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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