tetch ‧ y /ˈtetʃi/ BrE AmE adjective British English informal
likely to get angry or upset easily SYN irritable :
Jane’s a bit tetchy this morning.
—tetchily adverb
—tetchiness noun [uncountable]
tetch ‧ y /ˈtetʃi/ BrE AmE adjective British English informal
likely to get angry or upset easily SYN irritable :
Jane’s a bit tetchy this morning.
—tetchily adverb
—tetchiness noun [uncountable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012