tetchy adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {techy}] [also: {tetchiest}, {tetchier}] tetchiest See {tetchy}