TETCHY
ADJECTIVES
► NIGGLED annoyed, irritated, tetchy → 2002 sl.
► TEECHY ► TITCHY tetchy, peevish, irritable, short-tempered; easily offended or angered → 1691 Eng. dial.
► TEETHY fretful, fractious; generally applied to children or infants → 1828 Eng. dial.
► TESTIF tetchy, peevish, aggressive, contentious, short-tempered → 1526 obs.