fratchy

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adjective

Irritable or argumentative.

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Meanings

adjectivefratchy (comparative fratchier, superlative fratchiest)

comparative fratchier · superlative fratchiest

  1. UKinformalIrritable or argumentative.

    The Laird heels Danny when he heeds not you. He'll be just biddable when Danny's there, while he's fratchy as a lugged bear when left to you.

    1902, The Monthly Review, Volume 9

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
argumentativecontentiousdisputatiousquarrelsome

Origin

From fratch + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

fratchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fratchy

MLA

“fratchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fratchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fratchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fratchy.

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