Dictionary

tetchily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɛt͡ʃ.ɪ.li/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From tetchy + -ly.

Meanings

1. 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 Franklin:
   • "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:

Forms

Relateds

tetchiness · tetchy

Synonyms

peevishly (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · irascibly (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · testily (in an annoyed or irritated manner)

Translations (11)

ru раздражённо (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · es iracundosamente (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · fr avec irritation (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · es impetuosamente (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · fr furieusement (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · fr coléreusement (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · hu irritáltan (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · es rabiosamente (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · fr pétulamment (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · es enojadosamente (in an annoyed or irritated manner) · fi ärtyisästi (in an annoyed or irritated manner)