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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TEEDY, adj. Also tedy; teethie, -y. Esp. of children: peevish, cross, fractious (Bwk. 1825 Jam.; Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.; Wgt. 1972); tart, ill-tempered. Also in n.Eng. dial. [′tidi, ′tiði]s.Sc. 1809 T. Donaldson Poems 170:
Were I to beg an' be beguil'd, I'd be as tedy as a child.s.Sc. 1825 Jam.:
A teethy answer, a tart reply.Lnk. 1895 W. C. Fraser Whaups xii.:
She was aye a terrible sherp teethy creatur'.Dmf. 1898 J. Paton Castlebraes 129:
My first rather teethy speech from the Chair.