First Known Use: 1592
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tetchy
adjective \ˈte-chē\
: becoming angry or annoyed easily
tetch·i·ertetch·i·est
Full Definition of TETCHY
: irritably or peevishly sensitive : touchy <the tetchy manner of two women living in the same house — Elizabeth Taylor †1975>
— tetch·i·ly \-chə-lē\ adverb
— tetch·i·ness \-chē-nəs\ noun
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Origin of TETCHY
perhaps from obsolete tetch habit
Related to TETCHY
- Synonyms
- huffy, touchy, thin-skinned, ticklish
- Antonyms
- thick-skinned
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