adv
Meaning 1
In an annoyed or irritated manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tetchily
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UK, US: /ˈtɛt͡ʃ.ɪ.li/
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an ill-natured and tetchy manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `Are you sure?' he asked her tetchily
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From tetchy + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ärtyisästi — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- French: avec irritation — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- French: pétulamment — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- French: coléreusement — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- French: furieusement — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- Hungarian: irritáltan — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- Russian: раздражённо (razdražónno) — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- Spanish: rabiosamente — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- Spanish: enojadosamente — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- Spanish: iracundosamente — in an annoyed or irritated manner
- Spanish: impetuosamente — in an annoyed or irritated manner