tetchiness

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