The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPLEEN which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2011.
Peevish temper crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPLEEN | 40 % | 6 |
| BILE | 40 % | 4 |
| SOURNESS | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Peevish temper
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bile
- spleen
- sour
- soured
- peevishness
- fretful
- ill-natured
- pettish
- ill-tempered
- disagreeable
- cross
- edgy
Crossword Answer definitions
SPLEEN noun- In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
- (except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness.
- A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
- Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
- A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
- To dislike.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SPLEEN
- Ill temper
- Vexation
- Anger
- Irascibility
- Bad temper
- Vent one's ___
- Iron-recycling organ
- Peevishness
- Ill humor
- Lymphocyte producer
More clues leading to the result BILE
- Digestive juice
- Liver product
- Rotten temper
- Liver secretion
- Digestive fluid
- Ill will
- Pure spite
- Irascibility
- Peevishness
- Ill temper