Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tettish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tet-tish
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

nitpicky or testy

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He's the most tettish knave"
"And thou the selfsame Galate art more tettish for to frame Than Oxen of the wildernesse whom never wyght did tame."

Etymology

Compare testy.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more tettish (comparative) most tettish (superlative) teatish (alternative)

Questions

What does tettish mean?: nitpicky or testy
Where does tettish come from?: Compare testy.

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