TETCHY


Meaning of TETCHY in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' te-ch ē

Function: adjective

Inflected Form: tetch · i · er ; -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 \ -ch ə -l ē \ adverb

– tetch · i · ness \ -ch ē -n ə s \ noun

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