tetched

or teched

[ techt ]

adjective

1. touched; slightly crazy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetched¹

1925–30; variant of touched; perhaps representing earlier tached ( Middle English techyd ) in the compounds ( well- ) tached, ( evil- ) tached having the (specified) quality or disposition ( Middle English tach ( e ), tech ( e ) trait, spot, stain < Old French tache spot ( tachism ) + -ed ³ )

Example Sentences

Don't you let him give you that thar big bun'le; 'caze that's not a thing but seed corn, and he'll be mad ef it's tetched.

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Well, next summer ain't tetched yet, an' we may all be in our graves before that time.

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"That little finger there is a trifle tetched, I guess," he said.

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"Never tetched us," answered Shorty, in perfect reproduction of Mrs. Bolster's accents.

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I just crope up and retched over and tetched him and he begun to snort and cave round.

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