tetchiness

Example Sentences

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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

This was a debate which crackled with energy and tetchiness underpinned by jeopardy.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022

After some early tetchiness and a few physical pratfalls, the two men gradually begin to thaw, bonding in ways that may elicit both an “aww” and a raised eyebrow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2019

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