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View usage for: (tetʃi) Word forms: comparative tetchier, superlative tetchiestadjectiveIf 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. He was in a particularly tetchy mood yesterday. Synonyms: irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed More Synonyms of tetchy tetchy in British English (ˈtɛtʃɪ) adjectiveWord forms: tetchier or tetchiestbeing or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy Derived forms tetchily (ˈtetchily) adverb tetchiness (ˈtetchiness) noun Word origin C16: probably from obsolete tetch defect, from Old French tache spot, of Germanic origin tetchy in American English (ˈtɛtʃi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈtetchier or ˈtetchiest touchy; irritable; peevish Derived forms tetchily (ˈtetchily) adverb tetchiness (ˈtetchiness) noun Word origin < LME teche, touchy, prob. < ME, a mark, quality < OFr, spot, mark < VL * tecca < Frank * tekka < * tēkan; akin to OE tacn, token Examples of 'tetchy' in a sentencetetchy Definition cross, irritable, or touchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. Synonyms crabbed sullen chippy (informal) snappish captious - testimony
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Additional synonymsDefinition easy to anger They are wonderful people, but very quick-tempered. Synonyms hot-tempered, fiery, irritable, impatient, impulsive, excitable, petulant, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, choleric, splenetic, shrewishDefinition cross and irritable I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. Synonyms irritable, cross, angry, annoyed, pissed (US, Canadian, slang), crabbed, impatient, snappy, pissed off (taboo, slang), touchy, tetchy, testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, tooshie (Australian, slang) Definition easily angered I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes. Synonyms quick-tempered, impatient, touchy, irascible, fiery, peppery, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), hot-tempered, cholericDefinition (of someone's behaviour) irritable, unfriendly, and cross He wasn't irritable or snappy. Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, pissed (US, slang), tart, impatient, edgy, pissed off (taboo, slang), touchy, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), waspish, quick-tempered, snappish, like a bear with a sore head (informal), apt to fly off the handle (informal) Definition irritable or bad-tempered retired military men with splenetic opinions Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, acid, sour, crabbed, sullen, touchy, petulant, spiteful, bitchy (informal), churlish, morose, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, rancorous, peevish, crabby, choleric, envenomed Definition irritable or touchy Ben gets testy when he is hungry. Synonyms irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed, impatient, snappy, sullen, touchy, bad-tempered, petulant, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), quarrelsome, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, snappish, liverish, captiousDefinition easily upset or irritated He is very touchy about his past. Synonyms oversensitive, irritable, bad-tempered, cross, crabbed, grumpy, surly, petulant, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), thin-skinned, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, easily offended, captious, pettish, toey (New Zealand, slang) Definition bad-tempered or spiteful Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, touchy, petulant, waxy (informal, British), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, crabbed, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, liverish, captious, pettish |