pettishly
adverb
uk/ˈpet.ɪʃ.li/us/ˈpet̬.ɪʃ.li/in anangry,impatient, andrudeway,especiallyabout things that are notimportant:
易发脾气地,易因小事而生气地“The key'sstuckand won’tmove,” she said pettishly.“钥匙卡住了,动不了了,”她负气地说。
He pettishlypushedaway hisplate, andleantback in hischair.他气呼呼地推开盘子,靠在椅子上。
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pettish
- "Ihatetea," said Lili pettishly.
- She pettishlywavedaway thewaiterwho wasbringinghercoffee.
- "You can'talterwhat you've done," herepliedpettishly.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpily
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- quarrelsome
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness