Lexic.us

Definition of Peeve

1. Noun. An annoyed or irritated mood.

2. Verb. Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful. "The performance is likely to peeve Sue"

Definition of Peeve

1. Noun. An annoyance or grievance. ¹

2. Verb. To annoy; vex. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peeve

1. to annoy [v PEEVED, PEEVING, PEEVES] - See also: annoy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peeve

peeries peeriest peering peeringly peerless peerlessly peerlessness peers peery pees

pees off peesweep peesweeps peetweet peetweets peeve (current term) peeved peever peevers peeves

peeving peevish peevishly peevishlyer peevishlyest peevishness peevishnesses peewee peewee golf peewees

Literary usage of Peeve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Growing Readers: Units Of Study In The Primary Classroom by Kathy Collins (2004)
"For example, I have a friend whose pet peeve is when people cut in line. ... Last year I had a student whose pet peeve was when kids would leave tissues on ..."

2. Collections by Malone Society, Virginia Historical Society (1907)
"... give me grace I peeve by your comunication and Ingenious talke ye can ... wyth youe a part 200. se crossed out before peeve. ..."

3. Songs from the Trenches: The Soul of the A.E.F. by Herbert Adams Gibbons (1918)
"What wonder that he has a peeve and dyes the ether blue? He reads the lies, the gush, of fools who know not what they do; The countless boobs who have no ..."

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