adjective
or techy ˈtechē, -chi
( -er/-est )
Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English tetch habit, quality, bad habit (from Middle English tecche, tache, from Middle French teche, tache stain, spot, from Old French) + English -y (adjective suffix) — more at tache
: irritably or peevishly sensitive : touchy
the tetchy manner of two women living in the same house — Elizabeth Taylor
a tetchy traveler at best — New Yorker
a tetchy situation
a tetchy question
Synonyms: see irascible