- tetchier
- tetch·y || 'tetʃɪ adj. irritable; moody
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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tetchy — adjective (tetchier; est) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete tetch habit Date: 1592 irritably or peevishly sensitive ; touchy < the tetchy manner of two women living in the same house Elizabeth Taylor †1975 > • tetchily adverb • tetchiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tetchy — tetchily, adv. tetchiness, n. /tech ee/, adj. tetchier, tetchiest. irritable; touchy. Also, techy. [1585 95; orig. uncert.; cf. TETCHED, Y1] * * * … Universalium
tetchy — [[t]te̱tʃi[/t]] tetchier, tetchiest ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is tetchy, you mean they are bad tempered and likely to get angry suddenly without an obvious reason. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] You always get tetchy when you re hungry... He… … English dictionary
tetchy — adjective (tetchier, tetchiest) irritable and bad tempered. Derivatives tetchily adverb tetchiness noun Origin C16: prob. from a var. of Scots tache blotch, fault , from OFr. teche … English new terms dictionary
tetchy — UK [ˈtetʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms tetchy : adjective tetchy comparative tetchier superlative tetchiest old fashioned easily annoyed and likely to get angry quickly Derived words: tetchily adverb tetchiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
tetchy — /ˈtɛtʃi/ (say techee) adjective (tetchier, tetchiest) irritable; touchy. Also, techy. {origin uncertain} –tetchily, adverb –tetchiness, noun …
tetchy — [tech′ē] adj. tetchier, tetchiest [< LME teche, touchy, prob. < ME, a mark, quality < OFr, spot, mark < VL * tecca < Frank * tekka < * tēkan; akin to OE tacn,TOKEN] touchy; irritable; peevish tetchily adv. tetchiness n … English World dictionary
