Diana Rigg

I get tetchy with myself when I forget. I also get tetchy when directors ask you for take after take after take after take for no apparent reason. I've heard Maggie Smith gets tetchy for the same reason.

British Actress

Kirsty Gallacher

I hate alarms. If they go off I get really tetchy. I hate them. They just get me going, I'm hyper at the best of times, but they drive me mad.

Scottish Entertainer

Alex Horne

I quite enjoy that, seeing people get tetchy.

British Comedian

Use 'tetchy' to describe someone showing annoyance or discontent. It's stronger than just being irritated.

Negative Emotion

'Tetchy' implies a temporary state, often indicating a short temper over small issues.

Short Temper

While 'tetchy' suggests irritation, it's not usually considered a rude word to use about someone.

Not Offensive

 He even became uncharacteristically tetchy with Edward Aveling. Aveling was a militant atheist who failed to persuade Darwin to accept the dedication of his book on atheism -- incidentally, giving rise to a fascinating myth