tetchiness

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).

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[Probably from Middle English tache, teche, blemish (influenced by touchy), from Old French tache, teche, from Vulgar Latin *tacca, from Gothic taikns, sign; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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tetch′i·ly adv.tetch′i·ness n.

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tetchiness - feeling easily irritated testiness, touchinesscholer, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance - an irritable petulant feeling

tetchiness

or techiness
nounA tendency to become angry or irritable:irascibility, irascibleness, spleen, temper, temperament.Informal: dander.Slang: short fuse.Idiom: low boiling point.

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