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adverb
In a peevish manner.
synonyms: peevishly, querulously.
pertainym: fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny | cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy.
In a fractious manner.
pertainym: fractious, recalcitrant, refractory.
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