tetchyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɛtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈtɛtʃi/

Forms: α. 1500s–1800s techy, 1600s techie, teachy, teachie, 1800s dialect teachy, teechy. β. 1500s– tetchy; also 1600s tetchie, tecchy, titchie, tichy, 1800s dialect titchy, tertchy. γ. dialect1700s–1800s tatchy, 1800s tachy.

Etymology: In form, a derivative of tetch n., but that word being both less common and apparently of later appearance, may be a back-formation from this. Derivation < tache n.¹ (in Middle English tecche, 16th cent. tetche) has been suggested; but there are difficulties both of form and sense.

1. Easily irritated or made angry; quick to take offence; short-tempered; peevish, irritable; testy. (Cf. touchy adj., which has been associated with this from early in the 17th cent.)

a. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]

sharpc1000

impatient1377

out-sharpinga1382

teethya1500

fumish1523

testy1526

crabbed1535

tettish1567

peevish1577

kickish1589

splenetic1593

spleenful1594

tetchy1596

wasp-stung1598

touchy1602

spleeny1604

pruriginous1609

teety1621

splenitive1633

peltish1648

irritable1662

splenatic1663

splenetive1678

unheer1691

rusty1694

nettlesome1766

stingy1781

snarly1798

tutty1809

spleenical1818

rileya1824

nettly1825

edgy1837

porcupinal1846

shirty1846

raspish1854

peckish1857

streaky1860

owly1864

teasy1866

fussy1869

raspy1869

spiky1881

chippyc1885

tetchous1890

narky1895

snarky1906

ringy1907

snarkish1912

Scot1916

crooked1945

niggly1952

snooty1959

kvetchy1965

to be on the rag1967

sandpaper1976

gribble1984

splenous-

α.

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iii. 34 Pretty foole to see it teachie and fall out with Dugge.

1639 W. Perkins in Lismore Papers (1888) 2nd Ser. IV. 55 Hee is as teachy as any wasp.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 99 A techie toy, that is, his prejudicate and forestalled heart.

1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 117 Techy, i.e. Touchy, peevish, cross, apt to be angry.

1817 J. Gilchrist Intell. Patrimony 109 This pure and honourable body was very techy and ticklish on the point of privilege.

1853 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) IV. 159 I was a little techy under your bantering.

β. 1596 Vlysses vpon Aiax sig. Evj^v For whiche cause you are waxt so tetchie.1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Se piquer, to be titchie, soone offended, quickly moued.1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poincte Chatouilleux à la poincte..that readily answers the spurre; hence also, titchie, that will not indure to be touched.1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 29 We are sullen and crabbed pieces, tecchy and quarrelsome men.1642 D. Rogers Naaman 267 Jonas..was wondrous tetchy.1733 J. Swift Let. to Duchess of Queensberry 20 Mar. in Wks. (1814) XVIII. 157 You are grown very tetchy since I lost the dear friend who was my supporter.1851 R. C. Trench Expos. Serm. on Mount Introd. v. 69 (note) Jerome..whom none can deny..to have been somewhat tetchy and prompt to take offence.γ. 1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) i. 4 Ya purting, tatchy,..mincing Theng.1892 S. Hewett Peasant Speech Devon 132 I niver zeed zich a tatchy, ill-contrived little twoad.

b. Of qualities, actions, etc.: Characterized by or proceeding from irritability.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > characterized by

impatient1490

tetchy1606

1606 No-body & Some-body sig. A4 Nay, now youle fall into your techy humor.

1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. vii. 143 The Nettle is of so tetchie and froward a nature.

1652 W. Sancroft Mod. Policies sig. C10^v King-killing,..I know it a techy subject.

1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley xxx Gradually increased to a sore and techy subject.

1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) xxiii. 425 A mere stinging creature with a tetchy temper.

2. figurative. Of land: see quots. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > difficult of cultivation

laboursome1604

tetchy1847

submarginal1895

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Tetchy…applied to land that is difficult to work or to manage.

1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 68/2 If yer plough or roll when 'tis wet yer dew more harm nor good; that land's wonnerful tetchy, I can tell yer.

Derivatives

ˈtetchily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [adverb]

impatiently1490

tetchily1647

touchily1658

testily1755

spleenishly1775

splenetically1779

edgily1837

irritably1855

shirtily1879

teethily1879

spleenfully1882

soreheadedly1883

teasily1928

rattily1938

snarkily1967

1647 J. Trapp Mellificium Theol. in Comm. Epist. & Rev. 664 As any man is more industrious and ingenious, so he teacheth more teachily and painfully.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Techily.

1862 F. W. Robinson Owen iv. vi ‘I'll not touch bit or sup to-day’, she cried, tetchily; ‘you can't do better than leave me to myself’.

ˈtetchiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun]

impatiencec1230

eagernessa1400

unsufferancea1400

impatiency1526

testiness1526

impatientness1550

touchiness1603

tetchiness1623

irritability1791

twitchiness1834

rustiness1860

soreheadedness1860

shirtiness1868

chippiness1877

rattiness1898

cabin fever1918

snarkiness1960

edginess1963

1623 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VII. O.T. xix. 448 Not the vniust furie and techinesse of the patient shall crosse the cure.

1793 A. Seward Lett. (1811) III. 246 The froward tetchiness; the unprincipled malice;..which generally darkened..the man's brain.

1905 Times 5 Mar. 10/3 Were it not for M. K——'s tetchiness..I should feel inclined to..issue..a classic excuse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tetchy
释义	tetchyadj. Brit. /ˈtɛtʃi/, U.S. /ˈtɛtʃi/ Forms: α. 1500s–1800s techy, 1600s techie, teachy, teachie, 1800s dialect teachy, teechy. β. 1500s– tetchy; also 1600s tetchie, tecchy, titchie, tichy, 1800s dialect titchy, tertchy. γ. dialect1700s–1800s tatchy, 1800s tachy. Etymology: In form, a derivative of tetch n., but that word being both less common and apparently of later appearance, may be a back-formation from this. Derivation < tache n.¹ (in Middle English tecche, 16th cent. tetche) has been suggested; but there are difficulties both of form and sense. 1. Easily irritated or made angry; quick to take offence; short-tempered; peevish, irritable; testy. (Cf. touchy adj., which has been associated with this from early in the 17th cent.) a. Of persons. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- α. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iii. 34 Pretty foole to see it teachie and fall out with Dugge. View more context for this quotation 1639 W. Perkins in Lismore Papers (1888) 2nd Ser. IV. 55 Hee is as teachy as any wasp. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 99 A techie toy, that is, his prejudicate and forestalled heart. 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 117 Techy, i.e. Touchy, peevish, cross, apt to be angry. 1817 J. Gilchrist Intell. Patrimony 109 This pure and honourable body was very techy and ticklish on the point of privilege. 1853 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) IV. 159 I was a little techy under your bantering. β. 1596 Vlysses vpon Aiax sig. Evj^v For whiche cause you are waxt so tetchie.1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Se piquer, to be titchie, soone offended, quickly moued.1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poincte Chatouilleux à la poincte..that readily answers the spurre; hence also, titchie, that will not indure to be touched.1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 29 We are sullen and crabbed pieces, tecchy and quarrelsome men.1642 D. Rogers Naaman 267 Jonas..was wondrous tetchy.1733 J. Swift Let. to Duchess of Queensberry 20 Mar. in Wks. (1814) XVIII. 157 You are grown very tetchy since I lost the dear friend who was my supporter.1851 R. C. Trench Expos. Serm. on Mount Introd. v. 69 (note) Jerome..whom none can deny..to have been somewhat tetchy and prompt to take offence.γ. 1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) i. 4 Ya purting, tatchy,..mincing Theng.1892 S. Hewett Peasant Speech Devon 132 I niver zeed zich a tatchy, ill-contrived little twoad. b. Of qualities, actions, etc.: Characterized by or proceeding from irritability. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > characterized by impatient1490 tetchy1606 1606 No-body & Some-body sig. A4 Nay, now youle fall into your techy humor. 1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. vii. 143 The Nettle is of so tetchie and froward a nature. 1652 W. Sancroft Mod. Policies sig. C10^v King-killing,..I know it a techy subject. 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley xxx Gradually increased to a sore and techy subject. 1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) xxiii. 425 A mere stinging creature with a tetchy temper. 2. figurative. Of land: see quots. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > difficult of cultivation laboursome1604 tetchy1847 submarginal1895 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Tetchy…applied to land that is difficult to work or to manage. 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 68/2 If yer plough or roll when 'tis wet yer dew more harm nor good; that land's wonnerful tetchy, I can tell yer. Derivatives ˈtetchily adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [adverb] impatiently1490 tetchily1647 touchily1658 testily1755 spleenishly1775 splenetically1779 edgily1837 irritably1855 shirtily1879 teethily1879 spleenfully1882 soreheadedly1883 teasily1928 rattily1938 snarkily1967 1647 J. Trapp Mellificium Theol. in Comm. Epist. & Rev. 664 As any man is more industrious and ingenious, so he teacheth more teachily and painfully. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Techily. 1862 F. W. Robinson Owen iv. vi ‘I'll not touch bit or sup to-day’, she cried, tetchily; ‘you can't do better than leave me to myself’. ˈtetchiness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] impatiencec1230 eagernessa1400 unsufferancea1400 impatiency1526 testiness1526 impatientness1550 touchiness1603 tetchiness1623 irritability1791 twitchiness1834 rustiness1860 soreheadedness1860 shirtiness1868 chippiness1877 rattiness1898 cabin fever1918 snarkiness1960 edginess1963 1623 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VII. O.T. xix. 448 Not the vniust furie and techinesse of the patient shall crosse the cure. 1793 A. Seward Lett. (1811) III. 246 The froward tetchiness; the unprincipled malice;..which generally darkened..the man's brain. 1905 Times 5 Mar. 10/3 Were it not for M. K——'s tetchiness..I should feel inclined to..issue..a classic excuse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1596
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