In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TETCHY
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
Adjective
tetchy (comparative tetchier, superlative tetchiest)
Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible.
Anagrams
• chetty
Source: Wiktionary
Tetch"y, a.
Definition: See Techy. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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