■ adjective ( tetchier , tetchiest ) irritable and bad-tempered.
Derivatives
tetchily adverb
tetchiness noun
Origin
C16: prob. from a var. of Scots tache 'blotch, fault', from OFr. teche .
■ adjective ( tetchier , tetchiest ) irritable and bad-tempered.
Derivatives
tetchily adverb
tetchiness noun
Origin
C16: prob. from a var. of Scots tache 'blotch, fault', from OFr. teche .
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