- Tetchiness
- Tetchiness \Tetch"i*ness\, n. See {Techiness}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Tetchiness
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tetchiness — tetchy ► ADJECTIVE ▪ bad tempered and irritable. DERIVATIVES tetchily adverb tetchiness noun. ORIGIN probably from Scots tache «blotch, fault», from Old French teche … English terms dictionary
tetchiness — noun see tetchy … New Collegiate Dictionary
tetchiness — See tetchily. * * * … Universalium
tetchiness — noun The quality of being tetchy, or irritable See Also: tetchily, tetchy … Wiktionary
tetchiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also techiness noun A tendency to become angry or irritable: irascibility, irascibleness, spleen, temper, temperament. Informal: dander. Slang: short fuse. Idiom: low boiling point. See FEELINGS … English dictionary for students
tetchiness — tetch·i·ness … English syllables
tetchiness — See: tetchy … English dictionary
tetchiness — noun feeling easily irritated • Syn: ↑testiness, ↑touchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tetchy, ↑touchy (for: ↑touchiness), ↑testy ( … Useful english dictionary
testiness — noun feeling easily irritated • Syn: ↑touchiness, ↑tetchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tetchy (for: ↑tetchiness), ↑touchy (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
touchiness — noun feeling easily irritated • Syn: ↑testiness, ↑tetchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tetchy (for: ↑tetchiness), ↑touchy, ↑testy ( … Useful english dictionary
