"techy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛki/ Forms: techier [comparative], techiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛki Etymology: From tech + -y, q.v. Compare techie. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{suffix|en|tech|y}} tech + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} techy (comparative techier, superlative techiest)
  1. (informal) Technical, of or related to technology. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-techy-en-adj-GOqXK5x4 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛtʃi/
Rhymes: -ɛtʃi Etymology: Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology. Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} techy
  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of tetchy. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: tetchy
    Sense id: en-techy-en-adj-zvr3Ju4z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for techy meaning in English (2.2kB)

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