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tetchy
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[ tech-ee ]
adjective
tetchier, tetchiest.
- irritable; touchy.
tetchy
/ ˈɛʃɪ /
adjective
- being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy
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Derived Forms
- ˈٱٳ, adverb
- ˈٱٳԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ٱٳi· adverb
- ٱٳi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tetchy1
C16: probably from obsolete tetch defect, from Old French tache spot, of Germanic origin
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At least, that’s how a plurality of Americans perceive the tetchy state of our union.
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She could often be tetchy and guarded with the media but never with galleries.
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The tetchy encounter between the two has attracted about two million views online to date.
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One source said the talks at times were “fraught and tetchy”.
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Maybe it was the mood music around the England team that made coach Brendon McCullum tetchy the day before this first Test in Pakistan.
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