tetchily
adverb uk/ˈtetʃ.əl.i/ us/ˈtetʃ.əl.i/
易怒地,暴躁地;情绪易波动地
in a way that shows you get angry or annoyed easily
He tetchily dismissed the claim. 他没好气地驳回了这一说法。
See: tetchy
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- She rang down to the reception, and asked tetchily whether she had been given the correct room number.
- Tetchily, the Duke ordered that Grant be protected.
- He was a militant antismoker, sighing tetchily and throwing open the windows when visitors lit up, even when it was snowing outside.
- "Oh never mind," he said tetchily as no one in the audience responded to his dig.
- "Give me a break," he responded, tetchily.