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tetchiest

tetchiest is the superlative form of tetchy.

Meaning of tetchy

Adjective

tetchy (comparative tetchier, superlative tetchiest)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, Southern US, UK) Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
    • Nurce: ...But as I said, when it did tast the wormwood on the nipple of my dug, & felt it bitter, pretty foole to see it teachie and fall out with Dugge...c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    touchy

Questions about tetchiest

What is tetchiest the superlative form of?
Tetchiest is the superlative form of tetchy.

Words near tetchiest in the dictionary

  1. tetched
  2. tetched in the haid
  3. tetched in the head
  4. tetches
  5. tetchier
  6. tetchiest
  7. tetchily
  8. tetchiness
  9. tetchinesses
  10. tetching
  11. tetchy

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