tetchy
adjective
irritable; touchy.
tetchiness
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a word derived from
tetchy.
Example Sentences
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There was tetchiness and a few cross words as India dropped three catches - Abhishek Sharma guilty of one particularly poor fumble - and a missed run-out chance.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Most objectionable may be the central character, frustrated film director Ben Braxton, played with twitchy tetchiness by Hamish Linklater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The tetchiness of the creative temperament is on grand, empathetic display in “Showing Up,” Kelly Reichardt’s exquisitely observed art-world comedy, and “Afire,” Christian Petzold’s tense, biting tale of a working holiday gone awry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
The spotlight had burned intensely on the Manchester City manager, a result of a few sketchy results in December and his tetchiness after his team’s home win over Burnley on Monday.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2017
Through 1935, the twenty-seven-inch had exhibited a persistent tetchiness that kept grad students and technicians busy troubleshooting in its innards for hours on end.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
