techy

tech·y

(tĕch′ē)

adj.

Variant of tetchy.

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techy

(ˈtɛkɪ)

n, adjpl techies

informal a variant spelling of techie

techy

(ˈtɛtʃɪ)

adj, techier or techiest

a variant spelling of tetchy

ˈtechily adv

ˈtechiness n

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Adj.

techy - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

irritable, peevish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, scratchy, nettlesome, peckish, cranky, fractious

ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

tetchy

also techy
adjective

Easily annoyed:

choleric, irascible, peppery, quick-tempered, testy, touchy.

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