Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetched

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetched
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Touched: mildly deranged, somewhat mentally dysfunctional.

American usage; Colloquial

adj

Touched: physically contacted, impacted, or handled.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

""His mind was as keen as a razor, an' as straight-edged, 'xcept jest on one subject. On that he was, so to say, a little—wal—a little tetched.""
"Just because he has trouble with the last verse of the Star Spangled Banner doesn't mean he's tetched. Maybe he has a mental block because you've been hammering him over the skull for three years about it."
"There's a murderer about, but how can you spot him when everyone is moon-tetched?"
""They ain't bin tetched or handled by any one but the Kempany's agents.""
""That bullet never tetched ye!""

Etymology

Variant of touched.

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more tetched (comparative) most tetched (superlative) teched (alternative)

Phrases

tetched in the haid tetched in the head

Synonyms

touched in the head

Questions

What does tetched mean?: Touched: mildly deranged, somewhat mentally dysfunctional.
Where does tetched come from?: Variant of touched.

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