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adjective
- 1. easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered: "his testy, disapproving father"
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adjective. uk / ˈtes.ti / us / ˈtes.ti / Add to word list. easily annoyed and not patient: a testy old man. testy comments. Synonyms. cranky (BAD-TEMPERED) mainly US informal. fractious. irritable. peevish. petulant disapproving. tetchy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom.
1. : easily annoyed : irritable. 2. : marked by impatience or ill humor. testy remarks. testily. ˈte-stə-lē. adverb. testiness. ˈte-stē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. choleric. crabby. cranky. cross. crotchety. fiery. grouchy. grumpy. irascible.
Feeling testy means being peeved, annoyed, or irritated. The adjective testy is associated with being irritable and on edge. If you find yourself frustrated and becoming impatient, you might make a testy remark like “What the heck is taking so long?”
Testy definition: irritably impatient; touchy.. See examples of TESTY used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈtes.ti / uk / ˈtes.ti / Add to word list. easily annoyed and not patient: a testy old man. testy comments. Synonyms. cranky (BAD-TEMPERED) mainly US informal. fractious. irritable. peevish. petulant disapproving. tetchy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom.
Definition of 'testy' Word Frequency. testy. (testi ) Word forms: comparative testier, superlative testiest. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you describe someone as testy, you mean that they easily become impatient or angry. [mainly literary] Ben's getting a little testy in his old age.
adj. tes·ti·er, tes·ti·est. Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish: a testy cab driver; a testy refusal to help.
If you describe someone as testy, you mean that they easily become impatient or angry. Ben's getting a little testy in his old age. Synonyms: irritable , cross , grumpy , crabbed More Synonyms of testy
Definition of testy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Testy Definition. tĕstē. testier, testiest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms Origin Adjective. Filter (0) adjective. testier, testiest. Irritable; touchy; peevish. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Marked by impatience or ill humor. He made testy remarks. Wiktionary. Synonyms: techy. scratchy. petulant. pettish.
