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titchy

/tɪt͡ʃi/

titchy is the alternative 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

Adjective

titchy (comparative titchier, superlative titchiest)

  1. (informal) Tiny, very small.
    • Let's 'ave a look at some of them titchy ones.1984, Roald Dahl, Boy, page 43
    • 'Haven't you got little feet?' I said. 'Has everybody got titchy plates in Belgium?'2014, Jonathan Gash, The Tartan Ringers, →ISBN

Forms of titchy

comparativetitchier
superlativetitchiest

Origin of titchy

Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology.

From titch (“small person”) + -y, from the stage name Little Tich.

Words that rhyme with titchy

Questions about titchy

What does titchy mean?
Titchy means tiny, very small.
What is titchy the alternative form of?
Titchy is the alternative form of tetchy.
What part of speech is titchy?
Titchy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce titchy?
Titchy is pronounced /tɪt͡ʃi/.

Words near titchy in the dictionary

  1. titchiest
  2. titching
  3. Titchmarsh
  4. Titchmarsh convolution theorem
  5. Titchmarshes
  6. titchy
  7. Titcomb
  8. Titcombs
  9. Tite
  10. Titelbaum
  11. titepati

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