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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.
The meaning of TESTY is easily annoyed : irritable. How to use testy in a sentence.
Meaning of testy in English. testy. 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.
Testy definition: irritably impatient; touchy.. See examples of TESTY used in a sentence.
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?”
Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish: a testy cab driver; a testy refusal to help.
Definition of testy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.