Meaning

2 senses
  1. Easily annoyed, irritable.

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    easily irritated or annoyed

  2. Marked by impatience or ill humor.

    He made testy remarks.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. He gets really testy when he doesn't get his way.

    Він стає дуже дратівливим, коли щось йде не так, як йому хочеться. — deniko

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  2. Tom is a testy fellow.

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  3. Tom is testy and truculent.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
irritable:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
irritable:

Origin

Middle English testif (“headstrong”), from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Com

Middle English testif (“headstrong”), from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Compare modern French tête (“head”), têtu (“stubborn”).

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Forms

testier, testiest
Comparativetestier Lesson
Superlativetestiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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