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Tetchy synonyms

tĕch'ē

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bad-tempered (related)
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testy
Irritable; touchy; peevish
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choleric
Easily becoming angry.
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irascible
Showing or resulting from a quick temper or a fit of anger
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peppery
Of, like, or highly seasoned with pepper
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touchy
Sensitive to touch; easily irritated, as a part of the body
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feelings (related)
Easily annoyed
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cranky
Odd; eccentric
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fractious
The definition of fractious is someone who is bad tempered, or someone or something that is difficult to control.
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irritable
In an ill humor; bad-tempered; peevish
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nettlesome
(Of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.
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peevish
Showing ill humor or impatience, as a glance or remark
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peckish
(Chiefly Brit.) Somewhat hungry
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pettish
Peevish; petulant; cross
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petulant
The definition of petulant is someone who gets irritated without a good reason.
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scratchy
Marked by or consisting of scratches:
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techy
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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short-tempered (related)
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twitchy (related)
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jumpy (related)
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wimpish (related)
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quick-tempered
Easily aroused to anger.
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  • I tried to remain objective but I'm forced to admit, the assemblage made me feel a tad tetchy.

  • As the match progressed it became increasingly tetchy with several personal battles carrying on all over the pitch.

  • Toward the end of the practice people were getting tetchy.

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