adjective
definition
Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible.
Examples of tetchy in a Sentence
As the match progressed it became increasingly tetchy with several personal battles carrying on all over the pitch.
Toward the end of the practice people were getting tetchy.
I tried to remain objective but I'm forced to admit, the assemblage made me feel a tad tetchy.
Think you are getting a bit tetchy here Steve.
When you want something big from your mom and dad, you don't just blurt it out when they are obviously feeling tetchy.
This was clawed back by Durbach in a tough close tetchy second game.
No wonder he 'd become so tetchy... There you go again !
When you want something big from your mom and dad, you do n't just blurt it out when they are obviously feeling tetchy.
But please don't get heavy about it there are too many tetchy exchanges about who invented what.
The Eagles Don Henley, who has been remarkably relaxed so far, has just got a little tetchy.
All that said, tho, it would have to be me in a very tetchy mood to say it mattered at all.
No wonder he'd become so tetchy... " There you go again!