Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > T Synonyms of tetchy Find synonyms for: Adjective 1. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy, ill-natured (vs. good-natured) usage: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of tetchy (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: demagogue Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language