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- [tech-ee]
- /ˈtɛtʃ i/
- /ˈtetʃ.i/
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- [tech-ee]
- /ˈtɛtʃ i/
Definitions of tetchy word
- adjective tetchy irritable; touchy. 1
- adjective tetchy irritable 1
- adjective tetchy If you say that someone is tetchy, you mean they are bad-tempered and likely to get angry suddenly without an obvious reason. 0
- adjective tetchy being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy 0
- adjective tetchy touchy; irritable; peevish 0
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Origin of tetchy
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; origin uncertain; cf. tetched, -y1
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Parts of speech for Tetchy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tetchy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tetchy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tetchy
adj tetchy
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- cranky — If you describe ideas or ways of behaving as cranky, you disapprove of them because you think they are strange.
- grousing — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
adjective tetchy
- crabbed — surly; irritable; perverse
- crabby — Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- crotchety — A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.
- crusty — Crusty bread has a hard, crisp outside.
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