tetchily

/ˈtɛt͡ʃ.ɪ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adv

""Do be quiet, will you, or I shall miss it all," cried Jabez, tetchily."
""No, indeed. He got me dis little buggy—" "Sidecar," corrected Ryan tetchily. "It's called a sidecar.""

From tetchy + -ly.

more tetchily (comparative) most tetchily (superlative)

tetchiness tetchy

Questions

How do you pronounce tetchily?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛt͡ʃ.ɪ.li/.

What does tetchily mean?

In an annoyed or irritated manner.

Where does tetchily come from?

From tetchy + -ly.

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