Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Quarrelsome.
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- adjective UK
argumentative
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Examples
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'Sometimes, thaa knows, when hoo's a bit fratchy, I plague her wi' tellin 'o' Dickey o '
Lancashire Idylls (1898) Marshall Mather
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And whenever awm a bit daanhearted, or hardhearted, or fratchy wi 'th' missus, or plaguey wi 'fo'k, aw goes to th' owd flute, and it helps me o'er th 'stile.
Lancashire Idylls (1898) Marshall Mather
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What's more, he's allus reight dahn fratchy after a turn o 'that.
A Life's Morning George Gissing 1880
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In her head, Harriet translated her father’s odd speech, substituting the word “quarrelsome” for “fratchy” and “disillusioned” for “disquixotted.”
Chasing a Rogue Victoria Malvey 2002
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I never knew nor heard tell of her being flighty and fratchy before the squire's trouble. "
The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875
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