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Meanings of testy in English

Easily irritated or annoyed.

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Usage of testy in English
1
The General began to turn a little testy as the constable finished.
None Other Gods
2
She wasn't quite sure why she had been so testy with him.
Phantoms
3
Mr. Merrick left the office in a rather humbled and testy mood.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
4
The fact that Tobe obviously recognized them only made him more testy.
Lonesome dove
5
There was real feeling in the testy old lady's face and voice.
The Purple Heights
6
The testy lead has added a big deposit to my Fear Reservoir.
Climbing Magazine
7
Cosby arrived; a testy, disagreeable man who loved money above everything else.
The Story of Manhattan
8
She could not believe Milly meant to take her testy remark seriously.
One Woman's Life
9
Her father was a testy old country gentleman, very irritable and obstinate.
Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. of Trinity College, Cambridge ...
10
At first the man was testy, he did not seem to understand.
Emmy Lou: Her Book and Heart
11
The somewhat testy answer is: we write for whoever will read our work.
The Guardian
12
Tax and jobs spark testy exchanges in the latest leaders' debate.
Radio NZ
13
His agency's relations with Iran have become testy in recent months.
Reuters
14
So why was I feeling so testy with him these days?
Moonburn
15
Yet the Fed's relationship with Congress has only grown more testy.
Reuters
16
A run-in with a testy prosecutor concerning my report on his homicide victim.
Swamp Bones
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