tetchily

WOTD - 18 February 2010    

English

Etymology

From tetchy +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈtɛtʃ.ɪ.li/

Adverb

tetchily (comparative more tetchily, superlative most tetchily)

1. In an annoyed or irritated manner.
   • 1862, Henry Mayhew, Young Benjamin Franklin, chapter V

     "Do be quiet, will you, or I shall miss it all," cried Jabez, tetchily.

   • 2001, Zadie Smith, White Teeth: A Novel‎ page 325

     "No, indeed. He got me dis little buggy—"
     "Sidecar," corrected Ryan tetchily. "It's called a sidecar."

Synonyms

• (in an annoyed or irritated manner): irascibly, peevishly, testily

Related terms

• tetchiness
• tetchy

Translations

in an annoyed or irritated manner

Finnish: ärtyisästi (fi)

French: avec irritation (fr) f., pétulamment (fr), coléreusement (fr), furieusement (fr) Russian: раздражённо (ru) Spanish: rabiosamente (es), enojadosamente (es), iracundosamente (es), impetuosamente (es)