TESTY Definition & Meaning

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testy

[ tes-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

testier, testiest.

irritably impatient; touchy.
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testy

/ 藞迟蓻蝉迟瑟 /

adjective

irritable or touchy

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Derived Forms

藞迟别蝉迟颈濒测, adverb
藞迟别蝉迟颈苍别蝉蝉, noun

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Other 榶心vlog Forms

迟别蝉顎僼颈路濒测 adverb
迟别蝉顎僼颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of testy¹

First recorded in 1325鈥�75; late Middle English testi, alteration of Middle French testu 鈥渉eadstrong鈥�; replacing Middle English testif, from Middle French. See test ², -ive

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of testy¹

C14: from Anglo-Norman testif headstrong, from Old French teste head, from Late Latin testa skull, from Latin: shell

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Synonym Study

See irritable.

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Example Sentences

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Half an hour played in Paris and things are a little testy.

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The president dodged any talk of an economic downturn during a surprisingly testy interview on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."

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The White House suspended his press credentials in November 2018 after a testy exchange with Trump at a news conference.

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