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Adj.1. (unerträglich) unbearable, intolerable2. (übellaunig) bad-tempered; auch vorübergehend: grumpy umg.; in einer unleidlichen Stimmung sein be in a foul mood* * *ụn|leid|lichadjdisagreeable, unpleasant* * *un·leid·lich[ˈʊnlaitlɪç]1. (schlecht gelaunt) bad-tempered2. (unerträglich) intolerableein \unleidlicher Zustand an intolerable situation* * *1.Adjektiv tetchy2.adverbial tetchily* * *unleidlich adj1. (unerträglich) unbearable, intolerablein einer unleidlichen Stimmung sein be in a foul mood* * *1.Adjektiv tetchy2.adverbial tetchily -
3 gereizt
I P.P. reizenII Adj. (aufgebracht) irritated; (reizbar) irritable, edgy; Atmosphäre: tense, strained; in gereiztem Ton antworten answer irritably ( oder testily)* * *bilious; peevish; on edge; testy; ratty; petulant; irritable; irritated; edgy* * *ge|reizt [gə'raitst]1. adj(= verärgert) irritated; (= reizbar) irritable, touchy; (= nervös) tetchy (esp Brit inf edgyim Zimmer herrschte geréízte Stimmung — there was a strained atmosphere in the room
2. adv(= verärgert) irritablySee:→ auch reizen* * *ge·reiztes herrschte eine \gereizte Stimmung there was a strained atmosphereII. adv irritably, touchily* * *Adjektiv irritable; touchy* * *in gereiztem Ton antworten answer irritably ( oder testily)* * *Adjektiv irritable; touchy* * *adj.edgy adj.excited adj.galled adj.irritable adj.irritated adj.petulant adj.piqued adj.provoked adj.testy adj. adv.irritably adv.petulantly adv. -
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Adj. irritable, touchy, uptight umg.; (jähzornig) irascible; er ist so reizbar (jähzornig) he’ll fly into a temper at the slightest thing* * *pettish; tetchy; waspish; excitable; high-strung; nervous; irritable; testy* * *reiz|baradj(= empfindlich) sensitive, touchy (inf); (MED) irritable, sensitive; (= erregbar) irritableleicht réízbar sein — to be very sensitive/irritable
réízbare Schwäche (Med) (fig) — irritability sensitive spot or point
* * *1) (surly or irritable.) crusty2) crustily3) (irritable: That actress is always edgy before a performance.) edgy4) edgily5) (very nervous; very easily upset or excited.) highly-strung6) (easily annoyed: He was in an irritable mood.) irritable7) irritably8) (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) short-tempered9) ((of a person) unpleasant in manner, temper etc: a nasty, waspish young woman.) waspish10) waspishly* * *reiz·baradj irritable▪ [leicht] \reizbar sein to be [extremely] irritable* * *Adjektiv irritable* * ** * *Adjektiv irritable* * *adj.bilious adj.excitable adj.irritable adj.nervous adj.testy adj.waspish adj. adv.excitably adv.irascibly adv.irritably adv.testily adv.waspishly adv. -
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См. также в других словарях:
tetchy — tetchy, touchy Tetchy means ‘irritable, peevish’, and is a near synonym of testy, whereas touchy means ‘oversensitive, likely to take offence’ … Modern English usage
Tetchy — Tetch y, a. See {Techy}. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tetchy — easily irritated, 1592, teachie, in Romeo & Juliet I.iii.32; of uncertain origin. Perhaps from M.E. tatch a mark, quality, derived via O.Fr. from V.L. *tecca, from a Germanic source akin to O.E. tacen (see TOKEN (Cf. token)) … Etymology dictionary
tetchy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ bad tempered and irritable. DERIVATIVES tetchily adverb tetchiness noun. ORIGIN probably from Scots tache «blotch, fault», from Old French teche … English terms dictionary
tetchy — [tech′ē] adj. tetchier, tetchiest [< LME teche, touchy, prob. < ME, a mark, quality < OFr, spot, mark < VL * tecca < Frank * tekka < * tēkan; akin to OE tacn,TOKEN] touchy; irritable; peevish tetchily adv. tetchiness n … English World dictionary
tetchy — [[t]te̱tʃi[/t]] tetchier, tetchiest ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is tetchy, you mean they are bad tempered and likely to get angry suddenly without an obvious reason. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] You always get tetchy when you re hungry... He… … English dictionary
tetchy — UK [ˈtetʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms tetchy : adjective tetchy comparative tetchier superlative tetchiest old fashioned easily annoyed and likely to get angry quickly Derived words: tetchily adverb tetchiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
tetchy — adjective (tetchier; est) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete tetch habit Date: 1592 irritably or peevishly sensitive ; touchy < the tetchy manner of two women living in the same house Elizabeth Taylor †1975 > • tetchily adverb • tetchiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tetchy — tetch|y [ˈtetʃi] adj BrE informal likely to get angry or upset easily ▪ Jane s a bit tetchy this morning. >tetchily adv >tetchiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
tetchy — adjective likely to get angry or upset easily: Jane s a bit tetchy this morning, watch what you say to her. tetchily adverb tetchiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tetchy — tetchily, adv. tetchiness, n. /tech ee/, adj. tetchier, tetchiest. irritable; touchy. Also, techy. [1585 95; orig. uncert.; cf. TETCHED, Y1] * * * … Universalium
