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techily

/ˈtɛtʃɪli/

techily is the alternative form of tetchily.

Meaning of tetchily

Adverb

tetchily (comparative more tetchily, superlative most tetchily)

  1. In an annoyed or irritated manner.
    • "Do be quiet, will you, or I shall miss it all," cried Jabez, tetchily.1862, Henry Mayhew, chapter V, in Young Benjamin Franklin

Adverb

IPA/ˈtɛkɪli/

techily (comparative more techily, superlative most techily)

  1. In a techy (technical) way; technically

Forms of techily

comparativemore techily
superlativemost techily

Origin of techily

From techy + -ly.

Questions about techily

What does techily mean?
Techily means in a techy (technical) way; technically.
What is techily the alternative form of?
Techily is the alternative form of tetchily.
What part of speech is techily?
Techily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce techily?
Techily is pronounced /ˈtɛtʃɪli/.

Words near techily in the dictionary

  1. Techelminar
  2. techie
  3. techier
  4. techies
  5. techiest
  6. techily
  7. techiness
  8. teching
  9. teching up
  10. techknowledgeable
  11. techland

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: techily (page history and authors); tetchily (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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