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View usage for: (testi) 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. Synonyms: irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed More Synonyms of testy testily adverb [ADVERB with verb] He reacted testily to reports that he'd opposed military involvement. (ˈtɛstɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -tier or -tiestirritable or touchy Derived forms testily (ˈtestily) adverb testiness (ˈtestiness) noun Word origin C14: from Anglo-Norman testif headstrong, from Old French teste head, from Late Latin testa skull, from Latin: shell testy in American English (ˈtɛsti) adjectiveWord forms: ˈtestier or ˈtestiest irritable; touchy; peevish Derived forms testily (ˈtestily) adverb testiness (ˈtestiness) noun Word origin ME testif < Anglo-Fr < OFr teste, the head < L testa: see test 1Examples of 'testy' in a sentencetesty Definition irritable or touchy Ben gets testy when he is hungry. Synonyms crabbed sullen chippy (informal) snappish captious Additional synonymsa crusty, bad-tempered, ill-humoured character Synonyms irritable, cross, angry, tense, crabbed, fiery, grumbling, snarling, prickly, exasperated, edgy, snappy, sullen, touchy, surly, petulant, sulky, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, crabby, huffy, dyspeptic, choleric, splenetic, crotchety (informal), oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, narky (British, slang), out of humour Definition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, liverish, captious, difficultSynonyms bad-tempered, trying, difficult, cross, tough, harsh, sour, cynical, tart, perverse, prickly, irritable, acrimonious, surly, petulant, churlish, acrid, morose, ill-tempered, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, fretful, splenetic, captious- testimonial
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Additional synonymsDefinition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) Definition irritable or upset an extremely fretful four-month old baby Synonyms irritable, cross, worried, complaining, anxious, unhappy, uneasy, edgy, touchy, fractious, petulant, out of sorts, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, short-tempered, querulous, peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), captiousDefinition sulky and bad-tempered I'm always grumpy in the morning. Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, grumbling, crabbed, edgy, surly, petulant, ill-tempered, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, huffy, crotchety (informal), liverish, sullen, sulkyDefinition irritable at any delay or difficulty He becomes impatient as the hours pass. Synonyms cross, tense, annoyed, irritated, prickly, edgy, touchy, bad-tempered, intolerant, petulant, ill-tempered, cantankerous, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), chippy (informal), hot-tempered, quick-tempered, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, narky (British, slang), out of humour Definition easily angered He had an irascible temper. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, crabbed, touchy, cantankerous, peppery, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric, narky (British, slang) Definition feeling disagreeable and slightly irritable By the end, I was liverish and nettled. Synonyms irritable, crusty, snappy, grumpy, disagreeable, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, like a bear with a sore head, fratchy (informal) Definition fretful or irritable Lack of sleep always made him peevish. Synonyms irritable, cross, crabbed, childish, acrimonious, crusty, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, whingeing (informal), surly, fractious, petulant, churlish, sulky, ill-tempered, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, querulous, huffy, splenetic, crotchety (informal), shrewish, liverish, captious, pettish, ill-naturedDefinition irritable a peppery temper Synonyms irritable, touchy, vitriolic, irascible, testy, chippy (informal), waspish, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric, snappish Definition unreasonably irritable or peevish He whined like a petulant child. Synonyms sulky, cross, moody, sour, crabbed, impatient, pouting, perverse, irritable, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), fretful, waspish, querulous, peevish, ungracious, cavilling, huffy, fault-finding, snappish, ill-humoured, captiousDefinition inclined to quarrel or disagree a quarrelsome young man Synonyms argumentative, belligerent, pugnacious, cross, contentious, irritable, combative, fractious, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, litigious, querulous, peevish, choleric, disputatious, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand), cat-and-dog (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition easy to anger They are wonderful people, but very quick-tempered. Synonyms hot-tempered, fiery, irritable, impatient, impulsive, excitable, petulant, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, choleric, splenetic, shrewishDefinition cross and irritable I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. Synonyms irritable, cross, angry, annoyed, pissed (US, Canadian, slang), crabbed, impatient, snappy, pissed off (taboo, slang), touchy, tetchy, testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, tooshie (Australian, slang) Definition easily angered I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes. Synonyms quick-tempered, impatient, touchy, irascible, fiery, peppery, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), hot-tempered, cholericDefinition (of someone's behaviour) irritable, unfriendly, and cross He wasn't irritable or snappy. Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, pissed (US, slang), tart, impatient, edgy, pissed off (taboo, slang), touchy, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), waspish, quick-tempered, snappish, like a bear with a sore head (informal), apt to fly off the handle (informal) Definition irritable or bad-tempered retired military men with splenetic opinions Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, acid, sour, crabbed, sullen, touchy, petulant, spiteful, bitchy (informal), churlish, morose, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, rancorous, peevish, crabby, choleric, envenomed Definition cross, irritable, or touchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. Synonyms irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed, impatient, snappy, sullen, touchy, bad-tempered, petulant, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, snappish, liverish, captiousDefinition easily upset or irritated He is very touchy about his past. Synonyms oversensitive, irritable, bad-tempered, cross, crabbed, grumpy, surly, petulant, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), thin-skinned, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, easily offended, captious, pettish, toey (New Zealand, slang) Definition bad-tempered or spiteful Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, touchy, petulant, waxy (informal, British), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, crabbed, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, liverish, captious, pettish |