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单词 testy
释义 tes·ty
\ˈtestē, -ti\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English testif, from Anglo-French, heady, headstrong, from Old French teste head (from Late Latin testa skull) + -if -ive — more at tester
1. : having a quick temper : easily annoyed : irritable, waspish
 < a testy man, given to incalculable fits of temper — Adrienne Koch >
 < became testy when a long-winded doctor of divinity overprayed the time allotted to him on a commencement program — A.W.Long >
2. : marked by or indicative of impatience or ill humor : caustic, exasperated
 < a somewhat testy emphasis on contemporary barbarians — H.A.Finch >
 < made testy noises with her tongue — Nigel Dennis >
Synonyms: see irascible
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