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adj. Peevish; testy: "As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and limited in responses” ( James Wolcott).

adj. Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible

adj. See techy.

adj. easily irritated or annoyed

"The narrative now is that he is getting "tetchy" about the stupid questions the media keep asking."

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tetchier    tetchiest    techy   

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