tetchiness

English

Etymology

tetchy +‎ -ness

Noun

tetchiness (usually uncountable, plural tetchinesses)

1. The quality of being tetchy, or irritable
   • 2009 January 18, Charles Isherwood, “Hedda Forever: An Antiheroine for the Ages”, in New York Times:

     Through it all she exudes tetchiness, weariness and a general contempt for everything in sight.

Related terms

• tetchily
• tetchy

Anagrams

• stenchiest