Nov. 21st, 2006

tetchy

Nov. 21st, 2006 07:13 am
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tetchy - adj., touchy, irritable, peevish.


Origin unknown, though some dictionaries suggest a relationship to Old French tache, mark, stain, blotch, habit. First appears around 1590.

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