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tetchy

[tech-ee] / ˈtɛtʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
testy
Synonyms
WEAK
annoyed bad-tempered cantankerous captious choleric crabbed cranky cross crotchety edgy exasperated fretful grouchy grumpy impatient irascible mean ornery out of sorts peevish peppery petulant quarrelsome quick-tempered short-tempered snappy splenetic sullen thin-skinned touchy uptight waspish

Example Sentences

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When they meet Thursday night in Milan, these tetchy border rivals will have met in the Olympic final seven out of eight times since the sport was introduced at the 1998 Games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Porter apologized and expressed remorse for her tetchy behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Professional cyclists can be tetchy creatures, imprisoned by routine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

England were taken to a tetchy victory at Lord's by the Herculean efforts of Stokes, then denied by India's gritty resistance at Old Trafford.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

He turned out to be as tetchy and irritable as he looked.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.