tetchiness
i adjective, tetch·i·er, tetch·i·est.
irritable; touchy.
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tetchy (ˈtɛtʃɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , tetchier, tetchiest | |
| being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy | |
| [C16: probably from obsolete tetch defect, from Old French tache spot, of Germanic origin] | |
| 'tetchily | |
| —adv | |
| 'tetchiness | |
| —n | |
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| tetchy (ˈtɛtʃɪ) | |
| —adj , tetchier, tetchiest | |
| being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy | |
| [C16: probably from obsolete tetch defect, from Old French tache spot, of Germanic origin] | |
| 'tetchily | |
| —adv | |
| 'tetchiness | |
| —n | |
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tetchy
"easily irritated," 1592, teachie, in "Romeo & Juliet" I.iii.32; of uncertain origin. Perhaps from M.E. tatch "a mark, quality," derived via O.Fr. from V.L. *tecca, from a Gmc. source akin to O.E. tacen (see token).
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