Behavioral Traits Glossary

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adjective easily irritated or annoyed

  • The professor was known to be tetchy when students interrupted his lectures.
  • Don't be so tetchy, I was just asking a question.
  • She's always so tetchy in the mornings before she's had her coffee.
  • The atmosphere in the office was tetchy, with everyone on edge waiting for the boss's decision.