tetchiness

noun

tetchiness

noun

Etymology From tetchy + -ness.

1

Usually The quality of being tetchy, or irritable

Through it all she exudes tetchiness, weariness and a general contempt for everything in sight.2009 January 18, Charles Isherwood, “Hedda Forever: An Antiheroine for the Ages”, in New York Times:

Related terms: tetchily, tetchy

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