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03/13/09, 10:42 PM
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tetch·y tech·y (tĕch'ē) (adjective)
Meaning: Irritable; peevish; testy
“As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and limited in responses” (James Wolcott).
[Probably from Middle English tache, teche, blemish (influenced by TOUCHY), from Old French tache, teche, from Vulgar Latin *tacca, from Gothic taikns, sign.]
tetchily tetch'i·ly adv.
tetchiness tetch'i·ness n.
Thesaurus: tetchy (adjective)
Easily annoyed: choleric, irascible, peppery, quick-tempered, testy, touchy. See feelings.
Source: Wikipedia
tetch·y tech·y (tĕch'ē) (adjective)
Meaning: Irritable; peevish; testy
“As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and limited in responses” (James Wolcott).
[Probably from Middle English tache, teche, blemish (influenced by TOUCHY), from Old French tache, teche, from Vulgar Latin *tacca, from Gothic taikns, sign.]
tetchily tetch'i·ly adv.
tetchiness tetch'i·ness n.
Thesaurus: tetchy (adjective)
Easily annoyed: choleric, irascible, peppery, quick-tempered, testy, touchy. See feelings.
Source: Wikipedia