"tetched" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tetched [comparative], most tetched [superlative]
Etymology: Variant of touched. Head templates: {{en-adj}} tetched (comparative more tetched, superlative most tetched)
  1. (chiefly US, colloquial) Touched: mildly deranged, somewhat mentally dysfunctional. Tags: US, colloquial Synonyms (mildly deranged): touched in the head
    Sense id: en-tetched-en-adj-SuAJAm97 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'mildly deranged': 93 7
  2. (chiefly US, colloquial) Touched: physically contacted, impacted, or handled. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-tetched-en-adj-Sngu8tws Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: teched Derived forms: tetched in the haid, tetched in the head

Alternative forms

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