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Answer for the clue "Most peevish ", 7 letters:
sourest
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. Sourer ; superl. Sourest .] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s?r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s?r, Icel. s?rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. Sorrel , the plant.] Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, ...
Usage examples of sourest.
The officer's lips grew thinner still, as if he had just tasted the world's sourest lemon.
Gavin looked back to Reynolds to see the response to that question, the sourest of smiles, fading.