tetchy

/'tetʃi/ Cách viết khác : (techy) /'tetʃi/

Thân thiện

The customer became tetchy after waiting in the long line.

Definition

Adjective: - Easily irritated or annoyed; peevish; touchy: Describes a person who is quick to become annoyed, impatient, or upset, often over minor matters. It implies a state of being irritable or in a bad mood.

Usage

The adjective "tetchy" is used to describe a person's temperament or mood. It often suggests a temporary state of irritability rather than a permanent character trait. It is typically used in informal or descriptive contexts.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be in a tetchy mood": to be in an irritable or grumpy state.
  • Be careful, the boss is in a tetchy mood today.

Variants and Related Words

• Techy: An alternative, less common spelling of "tetchy".
• Tetchily (adverb): In an easily irritated manner.
  • He replied tetchily to the simple question.
• Tetchiness (noun): The state or quality of being easily annoyed.
  • His constant tetchiness made him difficult to work with.

Synonyms

• Irritable: Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed.
• Peevish: Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
• Touchy: Oversensitive and irritable.
• Cranky: Ill-tempered and irritable.
• Fractious: (Typically of a child) irritable and quarrelsome.

Antonyms

• Easygoing: Relaxed and tolerant in attitude or manner.
• Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
• Good-humored: Being in a cheerful mood.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. easily irritated or annoyed
   • an incorrigibly fractious young man
   • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen