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    tetchy
    /ˈtɛtʃi/

    adjective

    • 1. irritable and bad-tempered: "she had always been tetchy and impatient with him"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tetchyTetchy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TETCHY is irritably or peevishly sensitive : touchy. How to use tetchy in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTETCHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈtetʃ.i / us / ˈtetʃ.i / Add to word list. easily made angry, unhappy, or upset: Be careful what you say to Anna - she's been a little tetchy lately. Synonyms. cranky (BAD-TEMPERED) mainly US informal. fractious. irritable. peevish. petulant disapproving. testy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › tetchyTETCHY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tetchy definition: irritable; touchy.. See examples of TETCHY used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTETCHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone is tetchy, you mean they are bad-tempered and likely to get angry suddenly without an obvious reason.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tetchyTetchy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're feeling tetchy, you're irritable or easily annoyed. Stepping in a puddle on your way to school and spending the whole day with cold, wet socks might make you tetchy.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › tetchyTetchy - definition of tetchy by The Free Dictionary

    tetch·y. also tech·y (tĕch′ē) adj. tetch·i·er, tetch·i·est also tech·i·er or tech·i·est. Peevish; testy: "As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and limited in responses" (James Wolcott).

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtetchy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of tetchy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › tetchyTetchy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Tetchy Definition. techē. techier, techiest, tetchier, tetchiest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. tetchier, tetchiest. Touchy; irritable; peevish. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: scratchy. petulant. pettish. techy. testy. peckish. peevish. nettlesome. irritable.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › tetchytetchy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · tetchy (comparative tetchier, superlative tetchiest) Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › tetchyTETCHY Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for TETCHY: irritable, sensitive, huffy, touchy, ticklish, thin-skinned, testy, hypersensitive; Antonyms of TETCHY: amiable, agreeable, good-natured, unconcerned, thick-skinned, easygoing, relaxed, carefree

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