techy

2
[ tech-ee ]
/ ˈtɛtʃ i /

adjective, tech·i·er, tech·i·est.

tetchy.

OTHER WORDS FROM techy

tech·i·ly, adverb tech·i·ness, noun

Words nearby techy

technophile, technophobe, technophobia, technopop, technostructure, techy, tectibranch, tectiform, tectonic, tectonic boundary, tectonic keratoplasty

Definition for techier (2 of 2)

tetchy

or tech·y

[ tech-ee ]
/ ˈtɛtʃ i /

adjective, tetch·i·er, tetch·i·est.

irritable; touchy.

Origin of tetchy

1585–95; origin uncertain; cf. tetched, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM tetchy

tetch·i·ly, adverb tetch·i·ness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for techier (1 of 3)

techy 1
/ (ˈtɛkɪ) /

noun, adjective plural techies

informal a variant spelling of techie

British Dictionary definitions for techier (2 of 3)

techy 2
/ (ˈtɛtʃɪ) /

adjective techier or techiest

a variant spelling of tetchy

Derived forms of techy

techily, adverb techiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for techier (3 of 3)

tetchy
/ (ˈtɛtʃɪ) /

adjective tetchier or tetchiest

being or inclined to be cross, irritable, or touchy

Derived forms of tetchy

tetchily, adverb tetchiness, noun

Word Origin for tetchy

C16: probably from obsolete tetch defect, from Old French tache spot, of Germanic origin