DAY 281 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids:

Obsolete words are no longer in general use and may have fallen out of favor for nearly a century or more, but who says obsolete and rarely used words can’t be revived by kids who love words?

Today’s word is TETCHY, meaning easily irritated, short-tempered, peevish, characterized by irritability.

Kids will love the word tetchy because it defines a rather annoying behavior and annoying behaviors are fun to describe. 

The word tetchy has morphed into testy or touchy over time, but tetchy is traced back to the 16th century in its original form, derived from tetch, meaning a perpetual state of anger or tantrum.

Let’s hope we don’t bump into too many tetchy people in our lives.

Teach the word tetchy to your kids and grandkids today.  But don’t be tetchy!

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