What does tetchily mean?
Tetchily means In an annoyed or irritated manner..
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/ˈtɛt͡ʃ.ɪ.li/ · adverb
In an annoyed or irritated manner..
"Do be quiet, will you, or I shall miss it all," cried Jabez, tetchily.
"No, indeed. He got me dis little buggy—" "Sidecar," corrected Ryan tetchily. "It's called a sidecar."
Use tetchily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tetchily means In an annoyed or irritated manner..
Common synonyms include irascibly, peevishly, testily.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Do be quiet, will you, or I shall miss it all," cried Jabez, tetchily.
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