tetchyadjective
uk/ˈtetʃ.i/us/ˈtetʃ.i/easily made angry, unhappy, or upset:
Be careful what you say to Anna - she's been a little tetchy lately.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- peppery
- petulant
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- surly
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
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tetchily
adverb uk/ˈtetʃ.əl.i/us/ˈtetʃ.əl.i/
tetchiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtetʃ.i.nəs/us/ˈtetʃ.i.nəs/