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Synonyms for tetchily

Most common

testily peevishly irascibly

All synonyms

Adverb

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In an annoyed or irritated manner.

Related words

Other spellings
techily

Example sentences

  • testily "This conversation is going nowhere," she stated testily.
  • peevishly She murmured not, nor answered peevishly.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tetchilysteady
testilyrising
peevishlyrising
irasciblysteady

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

By length

7 letters
testily3
9 letters
peevishly, irascibly4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (testily3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
furieusement
Italiano
furiosamente