tetchily

English

WOTD – 18 February 2010

Etymology

From tetchy +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛt͡ʃ.ɪ.li/

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Adverb

tetchily (comparative more tetchily, superlative most tetchily)

1. In an annoyed or irritated manner.
   • 1862, Henry Mayhew, chapter V, in Young Benjamin Franklin:

     "Do be quiet, will you, or I shall miss it all," cried Jabez, tetchily.

   • 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, page 338:

     "No, indeed. He got me dis little buggy—"
     "Sidecar," corrected Ryan tetchily. "It's called a sidecar."

Synonyms

• (in an annoyed or irritated manner): irascibly, peevishly, testily

Related terms

• tetchiness
• tetchy

Translations

in an annoyed or irritated manner

• Finnish: ärtyisästi (fi)
• French: avec irritation (fr) f, pétulamment (fr), coléreusement, furieusement (fr)
• Russian: раздражённо (ru) (razdražónno)
• Spanish: rabiosamente (es), enojadosamente, iracundosamente, impetuosamente (es)