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PEEVISH
Definition of PEEVISH
adjective
Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English pievish, peuysche, pevish, pevysh (“capricious, wilful; perverse, wayward”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from one of the following: The adverb is derived from the adjective.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEEVISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEEVISH starts with P and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read EEHIPSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PEEVIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found PEEVISH?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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