Meanings
adverbtetchily (comparative more tetchily, superlative most tetchily)
comparative more tetchily · superlative most tetchily
- In an annoyed or irritated manner.
"Do be quiet, will you, or I shall miss it all," cried Jabez, tetchily.
1862, Henry Mayhew, chapter V, in Young Benjamin Franklin1 more example
"No, indeed. He got me dis little buggy—" "Sidecar," corrected Ryan tetchily. "It's called a sidecar."
2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, page 338
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Finnish ärtyisästi
- ärtyisästiin an annoyed or irritated manner
French avec irritation, pétulamment
- avec irritationin an annoyed or irritated manner
- pétulammentin an annoyed or irritated manner
- coléreusementin an annoyed or irritated manner
- furieusementin an annoyed or irritated manner
Hungarian irritáltan
- irritáltanin an annoyed or irritated manner
Russian раздражённо
- раздражённо (razdražónno)in an annoyed or irritated manner
Spanish rabiosamente, enojadosamente
- rabiosamentein an annoyed or irritated manner
- enojadosamentein an annoyed or irritated manner
- iracundosamentein an annoyed or irritated manner
- impetuosamentein an annoyed or irritated manner
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