Definition of "tetchiness" []

• The quality of being tetchy, or irritable (noun)

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• "A simple display of name-calling tetchiness is one thing, but your fear she will not return your DVD suggests you may have gone a tad further than that."
• "Ironically, the tetchiness of Indian elites, and indeed much of the middle class, springs largely from success."
• "Sarah Quintrell is a model of crisp common sense as Roberta; Caroline Harker as the mother reveals occasional tetchiness beneath the good samaritan; and Marshall Lancaster as the porter blends kindliness with the prickliness of someone who won't be patronised."