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TECHY
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed; “an incorrigibly fractious young man”; “not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
techy (comparative techier, superlative techiest)
(informal) technical
Etymology 2
Adjective
techy (comparative more techy, superlative most techy)
Obsolete form of tetchy.
Anagrams
• Tyche
Source: Wiktionary
Tech"y, a. Etym: [From OE. tecche, tache, a habit, bad habit, vice, OF. tache, teche, a spot, stain, blemish, habit, vice, F. tache a spot, blemish; probably akin to E. tack a small nail. See Tack a small nail, and cf. Touchy.]
Definition: Peevish; fretful; irritable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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