tetchiness

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noun

The quality of being tetchy, or irritable

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testinesstouchiness
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Meanings

nountetchiness (usually uncountable, plural tetchinesses)

plural tetchinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being tetchy, or irritable

    Through it all she exudes tetchiness, weariness and a general contempt for everything in sight.

    2009 January 18, Charles Isherwood, “Hedda Forever: An Antiheroine for the Ages”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfeeling easily irritated

Similar
testinesstouchiness
Broader
irritabilitycrossnessfretfulness
Also see
petulancetestinesstouchiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tetchy + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

tetchiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetchiness

MLA

“tetchiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetchiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetchiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetchiness.

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