10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETTISH»
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pettish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Mission Into the Wilderness and Memoirs of A Campaigning ...
It involves the establishment in the Hills of your Shires of a Sanctuary for Pettish
Cats.” “To what end, Iack?” “To a number of ends, Your Grace. In the first place,
Pettish Cats are already slipping into the wild borders of your Shires. This plan is
...
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Walker notes upon the passage thus: " I suspect that two half-lines have dropt out
, to this effect: Than in the note of judgment. Tell him this ; And add, besides, that
worthier than himself, &c." P. 249. His pettish lunes, his ebbs, his flows.
William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson, 1881
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
STRUM, s. A pettish humour, S.B. Loth. STRUM, adj. Pettish; sullen, S.B.—From
strow, q. v. or Isl. slrembinn, diflicilis, superbus. Strummy is used in the same
sense, Aberd. To STRUM, r. n. To be in a pettish humour, Buchan. Tarrus.
STRUM, r.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
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Transactions of the Philological Society
Pet, Pettish. The N.E.D. points out that the connexion of ' pef, fit of temper', with '
pet}, tamed animal (esp. lamb or lad) kept as a favorite ', is not at all clear or
simple, especially in the early phrase ' to take the pet ', though there has been
natural ...
Philological Society (Great Britain), Blackwell Publishers (Online service), Ingenta (Firm), 1906
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The imperial dictionary of the English language: a complete ...
To pettifogulize, that is, to find evasions for any purpose in a trickster's minute
tortuosities of construction.' J'- Quincey. [Rare] Pettily (pet'ti-li), adv. In a petty
manner. Pettiness (pet'ti-nes), n. The state of being petty; smallness; littleness.
Pettish ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
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Key to the One Book, for Teaching Children to Read: With an ...
Ahithophel was pettish, and was fretful. He took it amiss because his advice was
not taken. Catechetical Exercise. — Who was pettish ? What was Ahithophel 9
What was Ahithophel besides being pettish ? Who was fretful ? What did ...
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D.G. Compton SF Gateway Omnibus: Synthajoy, The Steel ...
And I told you too, days ago. I told you I wanted to leave sharp at two.' 'Don't be so
pettish.' 'Pettish?' 'Pettish, pettish, pettish.' Matthew suddenly put down the slice
mold, and the bowl of breadmix. He took the skirts, scrumpled them into alarge ...
“When did you tell them we'd be there?” “It's myself I told, not them. And I told you
too, days ago. I told you I wanted to leave sharp at two.” “Don't be so pettish.” “
Pettish?” “Pettish, pettish, pettish.” Matthew suddenly put down the slice mold,
and ...
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A Dictionary of the Hungarian and English Languages
Pettish. 165 IMiilaniler kély stb. culta vki- v. vmi- nek (1. petty mn, I— П). Pettish :
peiis □, inn, baragos ; boszi'u; érzékeny ; ingerlé- keny : szeszélye» ; önfejü. --
nées (né z), fn, haragos ...
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The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English ...
[Rare.] Pettily (pet'ti-li), adv. In a petty manner. Pettiness (pet'ti-nes), n. The state
of being petty; smallness; littleness. Pettish (pet'ish), a. Proceeding from or
pertaining to a pet or peevish humour; fretful; peevish; subject to freaks of ill
temper.
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETTISH»
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Clark Institute exhibit tells story of the making of ''Whistler's Mother''
They had contrasting characters — Whistler, extravagant and pettish; Anna, pious and businesslike — but the two were devoted to each other. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
After the initial shock of my cancer diagnosis, I've never been happier
... biddable boy who is perhaps overly concerned with questions of right and wrong into an arrogant, argumentative liar given to pettish sulks. «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
Are You Being Served?
They are busy in this extraordinary opera, this pettish aria of disgrace directed. Varney: Dorothy, I do hope I never cross you. That's a fact. Mary ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
Sara Netanyahu war-time phone rant may become public
Have the Jews lost all sense of dignity that they will let childish and pettish prattle guide their conscience ? Just the simple fact that since the ... «The Times of Israel, Feb 15»
Coherence - film review
We can't get a handle on pettish, paranoid dancer Em (Emily Baldoni), whose behaviour defies ethical labels. Is it wrong to snatch your own ... «Evening Standard, Feb 15»
Israeli satirical TV show returns just in time for elections
... as the only adult in a collapsing coalition government filled with pettish, quarrelsome kindergarteners — more fodder for “A Wonderful Land.”. «Washington Post, Feb 15»
Nigel Jones: Rupert Brooke - Life, Death And Myth (Head of Zeus)
Jones has not got beyond his introduction before he informs us that Brooke was ??at times cold, cruel, pettish, weak, a poseur, anti-Semitic, anti-women, ... «Herald Scotland, Dec 14»
American Horror Story: “Blood Bath”
Who would have imagined pettish, impatient Dandy could exsanguinate a corpse so tidily? And who would have thought Gloria Mott to have ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Dec 14»
A Little Backstage Drama for Theater Cognoscenti
The pettish and perpetually texting Electra gives an unexpectedly marvelous and uncomfortably dead-on speech about how every ingénue role ... «KQED, Oct 14»
Anatomically correct doll: Toys R Us is selling a boy doll with genitals?
... in groping: Pilot got his grope on, fondled 14-yr-old 'copilot' · 'Stop hatin all the time' scolds a pettish Obama to GOP: Lawsuit still coming. «Examiner.com, Aug 14»
