testyadj.

/ˈtɛsti/

Forms: α. Middle English testif, testyf, Middle English teestif, 1500s–1600s testive. β. Middle English testi, 1500s–1600s testie, 1500s– testy. γ. 1500s–1600s teastie, 1500s–1600s (1800s dialect) teasty (1600s teisty).

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman testif, -ive (compare Old French testu heady, headstrong, obstinate, modern French têtu ), < teste head. For the reduction to -ie , -y see -ive suffix, par. 3.

†1. Of headstrong courage; impetuous; precipitate, rash; in later use (passing into the next sense), Aggressive, contentious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless

recklesseOE

redmodOE

unreckless?c1225

hastivec1300

racklec1300

testyc1374

rabbisha1387

temeraryc1410

temerous1461

rash1509

temerarious1532

hare-brained1548

temerarec1550

hare-brain1566

hot-spurred1573

overrash1577

hotspur1586

madcap1591

wretchless1598

Phaetontic1608

zeal-blind1615

Phaetontal1617

unresponsable1619

Phaetontical1630

phaetonicala1640

Phaetonic1708

hell-bent1731

harum-scarum1751

unresponsible1764

suicidal1768

rumgumptious1781

shy1787

devil-may-care1799

bullheaded1818

devil-may-carish1825

temeritous1892

kamikaze1952

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 802 This Diomede..Was..Hardy, testyf, strong and cheualrous.

c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale 84 Clerkes two..Testif [v.rr. testyf, teestif] they were and lusty for to pleye.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 4613 Hasty, testif, to smyte rek[e]les.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. vii. 17 That he be not testyf, hastyf, hoot, ne angry.

?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Hv If any testie foes..Assayle thee.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Testu,..testie, headie, head~strong, wilfull, obstinate.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Testif (old word) wild-brained, furious.

a. Prone to be irritated by small checks and annoyances; impatient of being thwarted; resentful of contradiction or opposition; irascible, short-tempered, peevish, tetchy, ‘crusty’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]

sharpc1000

impatient1377

out-sharpinga1382

teethya1500

fumish1523

testy1526

crabbed1535

tettish1567

peevish1577

kickish1589

splenetic1593

spleenful1594

tetchy1596

wasp-stung1598

touchy1602

spleeny1604

pruriginous1609

teety1621

splenitive1633

peltish1648

irritable1662

splenatic1663

splenetive1678

unheer1691

rusty1694

nettlesome1766

stingy1781

snarly1798

tutty1809

spleenical1818

rileya1824

nettly1825

edgy1837

porcupinal1846

shirty1846

raspish1854

peckish1857

streaky1860

owly1864

teasy1866

fussy1869

raspy1869

spiky1881

chippyc1885

tetchous1890

narky1895

snarky1906

ringy1907

snarkish1912

Scot1916

crooked1945

niggly1952

snooty1959

kvetchy1965

to be on the rag1967

sandpaper1976

gribble1984

splenous-

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. IIiii^v Whiche wyll suffre his pacient though he be neuer so testy or angry.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 327/1 Testy angrye..ireux..testu.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 777/2 I waxe testy, Ie deuiens testyf, or testu.

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Kj Some men there be so waywarde of nature, and so testiue.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxix. v. 1025 A chollericke and testie Consull.

a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1714) 70 This made the Warden hot and testy, and put him almost out of all Patience.

1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall ii A testy old hunstman as hot as a pepper-corn.

1887 Spectator 27 Aug. 1147 Folks less intractable and testy than such prejudiced disputants.

b. Of words, actions, personal qualities, etc.

ΚΠ

1538 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 128 How can your testie wordes..delite me?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iv. ii. 100 Must I stand and crouch Vnder your Testie Humour?

1637 T. Heywood Dial. in Wks. (1874) VI. 329 We a mistresse feare, And from her teasty fingers blowes oft beare.

1806 C. Bell Ess. Anat. Expression in Painting v. 134 The testy, pettish, peevish countenance.

1858 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? i. viii He resumed his pipe with a prolonged and testy whiff.

†c. Of a stream, current, etc.: ‘Angry’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > [adjective] > flowing rapidly or violently

stiff?a1366

sternc1374

throc1380

despitousa1450

stith1487

pouring1577

stickle1587

testy1610

sharp1655

unruly1697

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > rough

woodc900

drofc1000

bremea1300

scaldinga1300

sharp1377

wrothc1400

welteringc1420

rude?a1439

wawishc1450

wallya1522

robustuousa1544

troublesome1560

turbulent1573

boisterous?1594

lofty1600

enridged1608

hollow1705

ugly1744

testy1833

topping1857

seething1871

troughy1877

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 697 He..is made more fell & teasty with a number of stones lying in his chanell.

1833 H. Martineau Charmed Sea i You will not cross the testy sea to-night.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	testy
释义	testyadj. /ˈtɛsti/ Forms: α. Middle English testif, testyf, Middle English teestif, 1500s–1600s testive. β. Middle English testi, 1500s–1600s testie, 1500s– testy. γ. 1500s–1600s teastie, 1500s–1600s (1800s dialect) teasty (1600s teisty). Etymology: < Anglo-Norman testif, -ive (compare Old French testu heady, headstrong, obstinate, modern French têtu ), < teste head. For the reduction to -ie , -y see -ive suffix, par. 3. †1. Of headstrong courage; impetuous; precipitate, rash; in later use (passing into the next sense), Aggressive, contentious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless recklesseOE redmodOE unreckless?c1225 hastivec1300 racklec1300 testyc1374 rabbisha1387 temeraryc1410 temerous1461 rash1509 temerarious1532 hare-brained1548 temerarec1550 hare-brain1566 hot-spurred1573 overrash1577 hotspur1586 madcap1591 wretchless1598 Phaetontic1608 zeal-blind1615 Phaetontal1617 unresponsable1619 Phaetontical1630 phaetonicala1640 Phaetonic1708 hell-bent1731 harum-scarum1751 unresponsible1764 suicidal1768 rumgumptious1781 shy1787 devil-may-care1799 bullheaded1818 devil-may-carish1825 temeritous1892 kamikaze1952 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 802 This Diomede..Was..Hardy, testyf, strong and cheualrous. c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale 84 Clerkes two..Testif [v.rr. testyf, teestif] they were and lusty for to pleye. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 4613 Hasty, testif, to smyte rek[e]les. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. vii. 17 That he be not testyf, hastyf, hoot, ne angry. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Hv If any testie foes..Assayle thee. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Testu,..testie, headie, head~strong, wilfull, obstinate. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Testif (old word) wild-brained, furious. 2. a. Prone to be irritated by small checks and annoyances; impatient of being thwarted; resentful of contradiction or opposition; irascible, short-tempered, peevish, tetchy, ‘crusty’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. IIiii^v Whiche wyll suffre his pacient though he be neuer so testy or angry. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 327/1 Testy angrye..ireux..testu. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 777/2 I waxe testy, Ie deuiens testyf, or testu. 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Kj Some men there be so waywarde of nature, and so testiue. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxix. v. 1025 A chollericke and testie Consull. a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1714) 70 This made the Warden hot and testy, and put him almost out of all Patience. 1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall ii A testy old hunstman as hot as a pepper-corn. 1887 Spectator 27 Aug. 1147 Folks less intractable and testy than such prejudiced disputants. b. Of words, actions, personal qualities, etc. ΚΠ 1538 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 128 How can your testie wordes..delite me? a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) iv. ii. 100 Must I stand and crouch Vnder your Testie Humour? View more context for this quotation 1637 T. Heywood Dial. in Wks. (1874) VI. 329 We a mistresse feare, And from her teasty fingers blowes oft beare. 1806 C. Bell Ess. Anat. Expression in Painting v. 134 The testy, pettish, peevish countenance. 1858 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? i. viii He resumed his pipe with a prolonged and testy whiff. †c. Of a stream, current, etc.: ‘Angry’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > [adjective] > flowing rapidly or violently stiff?a1366 sternc1374 throc1380 despitousa1450 stith1487 pouring1577 stickle1587 testy1610 sharp1655 unruly1697 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > rough woodc900 drofc1000 bremea1300 scaldinga1300 sharp1377 wrothc1400 welteringc1420 rude?a1439 wawishc1450 wallya1522 robustuousa1544 troublesome1560 turbulent1573 boisterous?1594 lofty1600 enridged1608 hollow1705 ugly1744 testy1833 topping1857 seething1871 troughy1877 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 697 He..is made more fell & teasty with a number of stones lying in his chanell. 1833 H. Martineau Charmed Sea i You will not cross the testy sea to-night. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1374
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