My normally cheerful roommate turned peevish after a sleepless night and snapped at everyone at breakfast.

At dinner, he peevish pushed his plate away and refused to speak.

Her peevishness made an already tense meeting worse when she snapped at anyone who disagreed.

Her peevishnesses surfaced after a long, exhausting day, making the family dinner tense.

He answered peevishly when asked to help with the dishes.