tetchy (Meaning)
tetchy (s)
easily irritated or annoyed
tetchy (a.)
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Synonyms & Antonyms of tetchy
Synonyms:
- crotchety
- grumpy
- thin-skinned
- oversensitive
- supersensitive
- waspish
- grouchy
- peevish
- hypersensitive
- petulant
- irascible
- snappish
- testy
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- pettish
- snippety
- ill-tempered
- disagreeable
- perverse
- quick-tempered
- querulous
- choleric
- cantankerous
- ill-natured
- curmudgeonly
- prickly
- cross-grained
- cross
- snippy
- crabby
- ill-humored
- stuffy
- surly
- tender
- bearish
- ornery
- bilious
- stroppy
- short-tempered
- snarky
- raspy
- ratty
- cranky
- snappy
- dyspeptic
Antonyms:
tetchy Sentence Examples
- After a long day at work, he became tetchy and easily irritated by small inconveniences.
- Her tetchy demeanor made it difficult for others to approach her with questions.
- The hot weather seemed to make everyone more tetchy than usual.
- Despite his best efforts to remain calm, he couldn't shake off his tetchy mood.
- The teacher's tetchy responses discouraged students from asking for help.
- Lack of sleep often left him feeling tetchy and short-tempered.
- She tried to avoid him when he was feeling particularly tetchy.
- The team's morale suffered as a result of their manager's tetchy attitude.
- A tetchy atmosphere settled over the household as tensions rose.
- It was clear from her tetchy tone that she was under a lot of stress.
FAQs About the word tetchy
easily irritated or annoyedSee Techy.
huffy, ticklish, touchy,irritable, sensitive, crotchety, grumpy,thin-skinned, oversensitive, supersensitive
agreeable, good-natured,amiable, agreeable, good-natured, amiable, relaxed, understanding, easygoing, relaxed
After a long day at work, he became tetchy and easily irritated by small inconveniences.
Her tetchy demeanor made it difficult for others to approach her with questions.
The hot weather seemed to make everyone more tetchy than usual.
Despite his best efforts to remain calm, he couldn't shake off his tetchy mood.
