/ Dictionary / Index P pettish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pet•tish Pronunciation: (pet'ish), [key] — adj. petulantly peevish: a pettish refusal. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pettish (Thesaurus) pettipants pettiskirt Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language