testy adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, tetchy, techy] [also: testiest, testier]

English

Pronunciation

'tes-tE

• Rhymes: -ɛsti

Etymology

Middle English testif, ‘headstrong’, from Old French testu, from teste, ‘head’ (modern French tête)

Adjective

1. easily annoyed, irritable
2. marked by impatience or ill humor (e.g. testy remarks)

Derived terms

• testily
• testiness

Synonyms

• touchy
• tetchy

See also

• heady
• teston

wi testy

See also

• Testicle

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