Tetchy

//ˈtɛt͡ʃi//

Synonyms for "tetchy" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

allergic anaphylactic bilious cantankerous choleric cranky cross delicate empathetic empathic

Adjective(1 words)

crabbit

Adjective(2 words)

cranky fractious

Strong matches (19)

fretful goosy high strung high-strung hyperesthetic hyperpathic hypersensitive ill-humored irritable itchy miffy nervous nettlesome overrefined oversensible

Adjective(2 words)

grouchy irascible

Adjective(2 words)

irritable nettlesome

Related words (32)

oversensitive overtender passible passionate prickly quick-tempered ratty refined responsive sensitive skittish supersensitive sympathetic tactful temperamental tender testy thin skinned thin-skinned ticklish

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touchy

Adjective(7 words)

peckish peevish pettish petulant scratchy techy testy

Adjective(4 words)

snappy sore splenetic touchy

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

nettlesome

Related terms

2 entries

tetchily tetchiness

derived

1 entries

touchy

etymologically related_to

4 entries

teachie tetch token touchy

related to

7 entries

annoyed irascible irritated peevish testy tetchily tetchiness

similar

1 entries

ill-natured

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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He is tetchy.

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He's tetchy.

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But she soon grew weary of that occupation; she became careless in her reports, impatient and tetchy when reprimanded for her negligence.

Source: tatoeba (12108993)

He's very tetchy.

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