Main Entry: tetchy

Pronunciation: \ˈte-chē\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): tetch·i·er; tetch·i·est

Etymology: perhaps from obsolete tetch habit

Date: 1592

: 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