techy

¹ American

[tek-ee] / ˈtɛk i /

noun

plural

techies

a variant of techie.

techy ² American

[tech-ee] / ˈtɛtʃ i /

adjective

techier, techiest

tetchy.

techy ¹ British

/ ˈtɛkɪ /

noun

informal a variant spelling of techie

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techy ² British

/ ˈtɛtʃɪ /

adjective

a variant spelling of tetchy

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Other Word Forms

techily adverb
techiness noun

Example Sentences

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I’m not a super techy person, hence not even having a smartphone when I started this job.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2023

In some cases, getting more techy can help cut down on waste.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Long exposition and new techy lore stuffed into stretches of talky, cerebral scenes with a runtime that’s already pushing 2 1/2 hours isn’t for every moviegoer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2021

The Mozilla Foundation has a useful website that lists all sorts of techy products with easy-to-read summaries of what's good and risky, with each of them.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2021

Yes, an' I sed the furnace fire was red; but yer got techy an' sed thet wuz hot.

From Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 by Various

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