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peevishness vs tetchiness

tetchiness vs peevishness

peevishness and tetchiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
peevishness Yes No No No
tetchiness Yes No No No
As nouns, tetchiness is a hyponym of peevishness; that is, tetchiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than peevishness:
  • peevishness: an irritable petulant feeling
  • tetchiness: feeling easily irritated
Other hyponyms of peevishness include testiness, touchiness, pet.
peevishness (noun) tetchiness (noun)
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger feeling easily irritated
an irritable petulant feeling
Difference between peevishness and tetchiness

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