tetchiness

Example Sentences

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Most objectionable may be the central character, frustrated film director Ben Braxton, played with twitchy tetchiness by Hamish Linklater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Given his experience, Dawson will not be rattled by the tetchiness that began at Lord's and has carried to Old Trafford.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

The tetchiness of the creative temperament is on grand, empathetic display in “Showing Up,” Kelly Reichardt’s exquisitely observed art-world comedy, and “Afire,” Christian Petzold’s tense, biting tale of a working holiday gone awry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Bale’s easy-going demeanor has contrasted with the tetchiness of a tense Ronaldo..

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2016

Through 1935, the twenty-seven-inch had exhibited a persistent tetchiness that kept grad students and technicians busy troubleshooting in its innards for hours on end.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik