Synonyms for tetchy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tech-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛtʃ i

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Définition of tetchy

Origin : "easily irritated," 1592, teachie, in "Romeo & Juliet" I.iii.32; of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English tatch "a mark, quality," derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *tecca, from a Germanic source akin to Old English tacen (see token).

adj testy

Example sentences :

But Tetchy's berries were unquestionably very superior ones.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 » by Various

But one day, when the fruit season was over, my sister was bold enough to invite herself into Tetchy's garden.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 » by Various

I often saw the Tetchy girls hoeing and weeding, and have no doubt they performed a very large part of that important labor.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 » by Various

That a man of my age should think one thing and say another—like a tetchy girl or a spoilt child!
Extract from : « The Witch of Prague » by F. Marion Crawford

Now come quickly and be careful that you do not cross the King's temper, for it is tetchy to-day.
Extract from : « The Lady Of Blossholme » by H. Rider Haggard

They're good boys, as I said afore; but they're quick and tetchy—George, being the youngest, nat'rally is the tetchiest.
Extract from : « Devil's Ford » by Bret Harte

An odd incident during the day, however, showed of what tetchy materials a great populace is made.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various

"I don't know what I said to that tetchy boy to hurt him," he began in an apologetic tone.
Extract from : « Seventeen » by Booth Tarkington

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