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testy
[ tes-tee ]
adjective
testier, testiest.
- irritably impatient; touchy.
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Antonyms:
testy
/ ˈɛɪ /
adjective
- irritable or touchy
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Derived Forms
- ˈٱپ, adverb
- ˈٱپԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ٱt· adverb
- ٱt·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of testy1
C14: from Anglo-Norman testif headstrong, from Old French teste head, from Late Latin testa skull, from Latin: shell
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Synonym Study
See irritable.
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Hegseth is understandably a little testy, as reports swirl suggesting he's on the outs in the Trump administration.
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The game figured to turn testy after all the physical play between both teams, and things got heated between Powell and Jamal Murray in the third quarter.
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Half an hour played in Paris and things are a little testy.
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Even Fox News didn’t buy that and Leavitt was left getting testy, angry and “insulted” when reporters questioned her knowledge of economics.
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The president dodged any talk of an economic downturn during a surprisingly testy interview on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."
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