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tetchy

or ³Ù±ð³¦³ó·²â

[ tech-ee ]

adjective

tetchier, tetchiest.
  1. irritable; touchy.


tetchy

/ ˈ³ÙÉ›³Ùʃɪ /

adjective

  1. being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù±ð³Ù³¦³ó¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³Ù±ð³Ù³¦³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù±ð³Ù³¦³ói·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ù±ð³Ù³¦³ói·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tetchy1

1585–95; origin uncertain; tetched, -y 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tetchy1

C16: probably from obsolete tetch defect, from Old French tache spot, of Germanic origin
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At least, that’s how a plurality of Americans perceive the tetchy state of our union.

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She could often be tetchy and guarded with the media but never with galleries.

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The tetchy encounter between the two has attracted about two million views online to date.

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One source said the talks at times were “fraught and tetchyâ€.

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Maybe it was the mood music around the England team that made coach Brendon McCullum tetchy the day before this first Test in Pakistan.

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