Usually means: Irritability or peevishness in behavior.
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  1. pettishness: Merriam-Webster
  2. pettishness: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pettishness: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. pettishness: Wiktionary
  7. pettishness: Dictionary.com
  8. pettishness: Rhymezone
  9. pettishness: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. pettishness: FreeDictionary.org
  11. pettishness: Mnemonic Dictionary
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noun:  The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability.

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