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单词 tetchy
释义 tetchy
adjective
or techy \ˈtechē, -chi\
(-er/-est)
Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English tetch habit, quality, bad habit (from Middle English tecche, tache, from Middle French teche, tache stain, spot, from Old French) + English -y (adjective suffix) — more at tache
: irritably or peevishly sensitive : touchy
 < the tetchy manner of two women living in the same house — Elizabeth Taylor >
 < a tetchy traveler at best — New Yorker >
 < a tetchy situation >
 < a tetchy question >
Synonyms: see irascible
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