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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTETCHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈtetʃ.i / uk / 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.

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

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

  6. 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. [ mainly British , informal ] You always get tetchy when you're hungry.

  7. 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.

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

    tetchy - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

  10. 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.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tetchytetchy | meaning of tetchy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    tetchy meaning, definition, what is tetchy: likely to get angry or upset easily: Learn more.