or tech·y. adjective, tetch·i·er, tetch·i·est. irritable; touchy.

What does Tetchiness mean?

Definitions of tetchiness. feeling easily irritated. synonyms: testiness, touchiness. type of: choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance. an irritable petulant feeling.

What does tetchy mean slang?

If you say that someone is tetchy, you mean they are bad-tempered and likely to get angry suddenly without an obvious reason. [mainly British, informal] You always get tetchy when you're hungry. He was in a particularly tetchy mood yesterday. Synonyms: irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed More Synonyms of tetchy.