peevishness/ˈpivɪʃnəs/EtymologyFrom Middle English pevyshnesse, equivalent to peevish + -ness.peevishness means the state of being peevish. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.nounThe state of being peevish.“Moreover, it were ungenerous, having bred thee up freakish and fiery, to dismiss thee to want or wandering, for shewing that very peevishness and impatience of discipline which arose from thy too delicate nurture.”