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fratchy

fratchy adjective: irritable or argumentative.

Adjective

fratchy (comparative fratchier, superlative fratchiest)

  1. (UK, informal) Irritable or argumentative.
    • The Laird heels Danny when he heeds not you. He'll be just biddable when Danny's there, while he's fratchy as a lugged bear when left to you.1902, The Monthly Review, Volume 9

Forms of fratchy

comparativefratchier
superlativefratchiest

Origin of fratchy

From fratch + -y.

Questions about fratchy

What does fratchy mean?
Fratchy means irritable or argumentative.
What part of speech is fratchy?
Fratchy is an adjective.

Words near fratchy in the dictionary

  1. fratch
  2. fratched
  3. fratches
  4. fratchety
  5. fratching
  6. fratchy
  7. frate
  8. frater
  9. frater house
  10. frater houses
  11. frater-house

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