Tetchy (Adjective)
Meaning
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- He's been feeling tetchy all morning, snapping at everyone who tries to talk to him.
- The normally even-tempered professor was in a tetchy mood after the meeting, frowning at every suggestion made.
- She was in a tetchy state, grumbling and complaining about every little thing.
- After a sleepless night, he woke up tetchy and argumentative, taking offense at every innocuous comment.
- His tetchy responses made it clear he didn't want to be bothered with small talk, so I left him alone.