Random word

On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tetchy. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as cranky or techy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

Rare word

Tetchy in a sentence

Tetchy meaning

Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.

Synonyms of Tetchy

cranky techy testy scratchy petulant pettish peckish peevish nettlesome irritable fractious ill-natured

Related words

Other words often associated with Tetchy or its synonyms:

irascible irritating vexing crank recalcitrant bristly crotchety annoying bilious pestering hungry tippy

Using Tetchy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
  • Useful related words include: cranky, techy, testy, scratchy.
  • In the example corpus, tetchy often appears in combinations such as: of tetchy.

Context around Tetchy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

increasingly 1× certain 1× yet 1×

Often after:

briskness 1× royal 1× exchanges 1× mistress 1× towards 1× patriarch 1×

Sentence patterns with Tetchy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amiable yet tetchy patriarch 1× amount of tetchy towards the 1× appease your tetchy mistress 1× epicentre of tetchy uk spanish 1× getting well tetchy and the 1× growing increasingly tetchy on the 1× other during tetchy exchanges as 1× over certain tetchy royal relationships 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all the five 1× children growing increasingly 1× he looked quite 1× once again the 1× the debate saw 1× the trade committee 1×

Common sentence endings:

of their tether 1× rein them in 1× steward fred kite 1× tetchy royal relationships 1× the same tactic 1× towards the end 1×

Words around Tetchy

Just before it in the word index:

tetbury 15 tetany 4 tetanus 61 tetanospasmin 2 tetani 4 teta 5

Just after it in the word index:

tete 41 tetepisca 2 teter 4 teterboro 4 tetfund 31 teth 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Tetchy

  • In this selection, "tetchy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, increasingly, certain, yet, briskness, royal and exchanges stand out and add context to how "tetchy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amiable yet tetchy patriarch and amount of tetchy towards the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tetchy" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tetchy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He looked quite flat and at times quite tetchy with the audience. (12 words)

Children growing increasingly tetchy on the back seat, parents soon approaching the end of their tether. (16 words)

Once again, the status of the Rock finds itself at the epicentre of tetchy UK-Spanish relations. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The trade committee is run with tetchy briskness by Labour's Darren Jones, an egghead who may not rest until every British industry is controlled by a version of Peter Sellers' shop steward Fred Kite. (35 words)

All the five-year-olds we know love this junior version of the classic detective game, with the usual race to find out whodunnit getting just the right amount of tetchy towards the end. (34 words)

They were getting well tetchy and the very mention of electioneering seemed to give them a get-out-of-jail-free card to try the same tactic. (27 words)

Question examples

With all her newfound knowledge in psychology, perhaps she could offer her services to smooth over certain tetchy Royal relationships? (20 words)

Example sentences (10)

Children growing increasingly tetchy on the back seat, parents soon approaching the end of their tether.

Once again, the status of the Rock finds itself at the epicentre of tetchy UK-Spanish relations.

The trade committee is run with tetchy briskness by Labour's Darren Jones, an egghead who may not rest until every British industry is controlled by a version of Peter Sellers' shop steward Fred Kite.

They were getting well tetchy and the very mention of electioneering seemed to give them a get-out-of-jail-free card to try the same tactic.

With all her newfound knowledge in psychology, perhaps she could offer her services to smooth over certain tetchy Royal relationships?

He looked quite flat and at times quite tetchy with the audience.

The debate saw both party leaders repeatedly speak over each other during tetchy exchanges, as ITV host Julie Etchingham struggled to rein them in.

Welcome to 1970s London, where it is à la mode, apparently, to throw a dinner party to appease your tetchy mistress.

All the five-year-olds we know love this junior version of the classic detective game, with the usual race to find out whodunnit getting just the right amount of tetchy towards the end.

After he was cast, Troughton considered various ways to approach the role, to differentiate his portrayal from Hartnell's amiable-yet-tetchy patriarch.

Common combinations with tetchy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of tetchy 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tetchy" in a sentence?
An example: "Children growing increasingly tetchy on the back seat, parents soon approaching the end of their tether." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tetchy" from authentic English texts.
What does "tetchy" mean?
Tetchy means: Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
What are synonyms of "tetchy"?
Common synonyms of "tetchy" include: cranky, techy, testy, scratchy, petulant, pettish, peckish, peevish. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "tetchy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tetchy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.