tetchy
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adjective \ˈte-chē\tetch·i·ertetch·i·est
Definition of TETCHY
: irritably or peevishly sensitive : touchy <the tetchy manner of two women living in the same house — Elizabeth Taylor †1975>
— tetch·i·ly \-chə-lē\ adverb
— tetch·i·ness \-chē-nəs\ noun
See Examples of TETCHY
- <a morose and tetchy resident of a nursing home>
Origin of TETCHY
perhaps from obsolete tetch habit
First Known Use: 1592
Related to TETCHY
- Synonyms
- huffy, touchy, thin-skinned, ticklish
- Antonyms
- thick-skinned
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