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tetchy (tec̸hē)

adjective tetchier tetch′i·er, tetchiest tetch′i·est

touchy; irritable; peevish

Etymology: < LME teche, touchy, prob. < ME, a mark, quality < OFr, spot, mark < VL *tecca < Frank *tekka < *tēkan; akin to OE tacn, token

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tetchy Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • get: Think you are getting a bit tetchy here Steve.

Modifies a noun

  • game: This was clawed back by Durbach in a tough close tetchy second game.
  • mood: All that said, tho, it would have to be me in a very tetchy mood to say it mattered at all.
  • exchange: But please don't get heavy about it there are too many tetchy exchanges about who invented what.

Modifying Another Word

  • little: The Eagles Don Henley, who has been remarkably relaxed so far, has just got a little tetchy.
  • very: All that said, tho, it would have to be me in a very tetchy mood to say it mattered at all.
  • increasingly: As the match progressed it became increasingly tetchy with several personal battles carrying on all over the pitch.
  • so: No wonder he'd become so tetchy... " There you go again!

Used with adjective complement

  • get: Toward the end of the practice people were getting tetchy.
  • become: No wonder he'd become so tetchy... " There you go again!
  • feel: When you want something big from your mom and dad, you don't just blurt it out when they are obviously feeling tetchy.

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