a morose and tetchy resident of a nursing home

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The travel show in which a tetchy British comedian joins celebrities on jaunts to various international locales? Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, "The Ongoing Relevance of “Norma Rae”," 4 Aug. 2020

But pursuing less tetchy relations with China, the policy of the KMT for decades, is becoming ever less marketable. The Economist, "Han’s down A China-friendly politician is humiliated in Taiwan," 13 June 2020

Some of the friction — never mind the crises at hand — may also stem from tetchy personal relations. Los Angeles Times, "Who knows best? Mayors collide with governors over coronavirus lockdown," 25 Apr. 2020

In 2017, parts of Silver Springs State Park had to be shut down because the monkeys were getting tetchy about human visitors. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, "How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Horde of Herpes-Infected Monkeys?," 26 Feb. 2020

As then, so now: The great redeemer of South Asia’s long, sweltering summer is a reluctant, tetchy traveler. Chandrahas Choudhury, WSJ, "On the Great Indian Mango Trail," 6 July 2018

There are others, among them the welcome return of Blind Al (Leslie Uggams), Deadpool’s tetchy neighbor, and the cabbie Dopinder (Karan Soni), yearning for adventure. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "Ryan Reynolds takes a comic high dive into 'Deadpool 2'," 14 May 2018

Perhaps a sequel might suggest that Adolf Hitler’s teetotalism put him in a tetchy mood; a relaxing glass of schnapps might have kept him out of Poland. New York Times, "Sloshed, Hammered, Blotto — We’ve Been Doing It for Ages," 30 May 2018

Widely criticised for the unadventurous nature of United's performances for much of this season, Mourinho has been increasingly tetchy of late. Afp, chicagotribune.com, "Mourinho: "People with a brain" understand Man United overhaul," 22 Mar. 2018

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