techy
- adjective
- /ˈtɛki/
- Informal
:
irritable
- After a long day at work, he became rather techy whenever someone interrupted him.
Examples
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The children grew techy as the wait dragged on.
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He's feeling quite techy today.
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She apologized for her techy remarks earlier in the meeting.
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Why is she so techy about the meeting?
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He became techy after being asked too many questions during the interview.
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When she is techy, it's best to give her some space and not take it personally.
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After missing his morning coffee, he was feeling particularly techy with everyone around him.
Synonyms
117
4.2
Easily annoyed and upset when tired or hungry
32
3.7
Quick to become annoyed or angry
32
7.2
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
19
8.2
Acting easily annoyed and impatient about small things
7
9.9
Being hard to control and easily annoyed, often causing trouble
5
7.8
Quick to get annoyed by small things
2
9.1
Gets angry easily about small things
1
5.6
Quick to become annoyed or upset
1
8.1
Being easily annoyed by small things
Quick to get annoyed about small things
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the 'easily annoyed' meaning of techy is to see it as like the older word tetchy, which means 'irritable' and is similar to touchy. So if someone is techy, they are quick to get upset or annoyed.