tetchy

Other forms of tetchy

comparative or superlative

tetchier

comparative or superlative

tetchiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tetchy

What does tetchy mean?

tetchy means "easily irritated or annoyed".

How many syllables are in tetchy?

tetchy has 2 syllables: tet-chy. The stress falls on "tet".

What is another word for tetchy?

Close synonyms include cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tetchy a common word?

tetchy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.