Tetchily

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtÉ›tʃ.ɪ.li/

Origin

From tetchy + -ly.

Full definition of tetchily

Adverb

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