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TETCHY (tetchier, tetchiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: tetchier , tetchiest
, tetchiest Dictionary entry overview: What does tetchy mean?
• TETCHY (adjective)
The adjective TETCHY has 1 sense:
1. easily irritated or annoyed
Familiarity information: TETCHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily irritated or annoyed
Synonyms:
cranky; fractious; irritable; nettlesome; peckish; peevish; pettish; petulant; scratchy; techy; testy; tetchy
Context example:
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Derivation:
tetchiness (feeling easily irritated)
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