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PEEVISHLY
Definition of PEEVISHLY
adverb
In a peevish manner.
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Other senses
PEEVISHLY carries 2 further meanings.
In a peevish manner; petulantly; fretfully; with discontent.
adverb
In a peevish manner or way.
Where it comes from
From peevish + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEEVISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 176 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEEVISHLY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEHILPSVY - 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 40
Could you have found PEEVISHLY?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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