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testily
tes·ty T0128400 (tĕs′tē)adj. tes·ti·er, tes·ti·est Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish: a testy cab driver; a testy refusal to help.
[Alteration of Middle English testif, headstrong, alteration (influenced by Middle English -if, variant of -ive, -ive, as in natif, native) of Old French testu, from Old French teste, head, from Late Latin testa, skull; see teston.]
tes′ti·ly adv.tes′ti·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | testily - in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'"irritably, pettishly, petulantly |
Translationstestily
Synonyms for testilyadv in a petulant mannerSynonyms- irritably
- pettishly
- petulantly
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