Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Having spent another sleepless night burning with desire for Sita, Ravana felt tetchy as he marched towards the park where Sita lived.

Mahabharata:  Feeling tetchy because of his envy for the Pandava’s prosperity, Duryodhana snarled and snapped at any servant who crossed his way.

Bhagavad-gita:  If we are tetchy, that means there’s something wrong with our spirituality – spiritually anchored people are undisturbed by big problems, leave alone small ones.