| He has been severely criticized as peevish, neurotic, rising only to mediocrity, but it was not an easy war to win. |
| Jim missed the days before Beth had gotten married and stopped setting the table, though he knew it was peevish of him. |
| There he catered to couples, snazzy middle-aged divorced female cliques and peevish teenagers. |
| Lyra, who is apparently cast as a rebellious, headstrong girl, comes across as peevish and irritating. |
| Marshall, on the other hand, always sounded peevish, arrogant and condescending. |
| As the authors have produced such a splendid book it seems peevish to point out deficiencies. |
