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Synonyms for techy

  • adjective

Most common

cranky irritable scratchy peevish

All synonyms

Adjective

tetchy UK US IE, cranky, scratchy, testy, irritable, peckish informal, peevish, petulant, fractious, nettlesome, pettish informal, touchy

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Technical, of or related to technology.

    Are there any techy types around? My computer has stopped working.

Example sentences

  • cranky Tom is going to be very cranky if Mary does that.
  • irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
  • scratchy My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.
  • peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
techysteady
crankyrising
irritablerising
scratchyrising
peevishrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
testy2
6 letters
cranky2, touchy2, tetchy
7 letters
peckish, peevish2, pettish
8 letters
scratchy2, petulant3
9 letters
irritable4, fractious2
10 letters
nettlesome3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (testy2 = 2 syllables).