資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tetric \Tet"ric\, Tetrical \Tet"ri*cal\, a. [L. tetricus,
   taetricus, from teter, taeter, offensive, foul.]
   Forward; perverse; harsh; sour; rugged. [Obs.] --
   {Tet"ric*al*ness}, n.