as in irritable
easily offended
a morose and tetchy resident of a nursing home
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Recent Examples of tetchy
Britain has since struck a trade deal with the U.S., however, becoming the first country to do so as tetchy trade talks continue for other trading partners, including the European Union which is still waiting to sign a trade agreement with Washington.
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Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 July 2025
One is her ex, the struggling, somewhat tetchy actor/caterer John, played by Chris Evans.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The first takes us back to January 2023 and the first leg of a tetchy Carabao Cup semi-final against Southampton, whose Duje Caleta-Car is shown a red card late on.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 May 2025
At least, that’s how a plurality of Americans perceive the tetchy state of our union.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 July 2025
One is her ex, the struggling, somewhat tetchy actor/caterer John, played by Chris Evans.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
The first takes us back to January 2023 and the first leg of a tetchy Carabao Cup semi-final against Southampton, whose Duje Caleta-Car is shown a red card late on.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 May 2025
At least, that’s how a plurality of Americans perceive the tetchy state of our union.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tetchy
Adjective
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Emery was irritable at full time.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, Owens’ youngest child, Titus, who was just a toddler when his mother died, was confused, irritable and inconsolable in the weeks after her death, Dias shared.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This allows users to benefit from AI acceleration without exposing sensitive information.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Teens will need to allow their parents access and provide them with a time-sensitive QR code to complete activation.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The first, rather vacuous season hinges in part on whether the Russells’ neighbor—the huffy, old-money Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski)—will ever cross Sixty-first Street to visit.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Mister Terrific, who is not a humorous man but is very funny because of it, gets very huffy over Superman’s jibes and storms off.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Under this heavy transit, your finances and intimate unions are touchy topics.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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What To Know In recent years, mounting economic pressures have also emerged as yet another touchy topic.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, Apollo economist Torsten Slok said policymakers are in a ticklish spot now with inflation still above target and the soft jobs picture, putting the central bank’s dual goals of stable prices and full employment in conflict.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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It’s certainly made for these (end) times: a lushly surreal, cynically ticklish goof on the ineffectiveness of political summits as apocalyptic dread mounts.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Oct. 2024
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