tetchy

also adj., -i·er also -i·er, -i·est also -i·est.

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.

also techy

adjective

Easily annoyed: choleric, irascible, peppery, quick-tempered, testy, touchy. See feelings.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: easily irritated or annoyed
  Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, techy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pirrelig, gnaven

Nederlands (Dutch)
lichtgeraakt

Français (French)
adj. - grincheux, emporté

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reizbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευερέθιστος, δύστροπος, εύθικτος

Italiano (Italian)
irritabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritável, irascível, mal-humorado

Русский (Russian)
раздражительный, вспыльчивый, обидчивый, с норовом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irritable, cascarrabias

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grinig, retlig, kinkig, knarrig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易暴怒的, 脾气怪的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易暴怒的, 脾氣怪的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성 잘 내는, 까다로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 神経のピリピリした, 厄介な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سريع الحساسيه, سريع الغضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגזן, נוח לכעוס, רגיש‬

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