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Adjective: peevish  pee-vish
  1. Easily irritated or annoyed
    "an incorrigibly peevish young man"
    - cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy, pouty

See also: ill-natured, peevishness

Encyclopedia: Peevish

Nearest

peer group
peer of the realm
peer pressure
peer review
peerage
peeress
peerless
peer-to-peer
peeve
peeved
peevish
peevishly
peevishness
peewee
peewit
peg
peg away
peg down
peg top
Pegasus
pegboard