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Testiest

Testy \Tes"ty\, a. [Compar. Testier; superl. Testiest.] [OF. testu obstinate, headstrong, F. t[^e]tu, fr. OF. teste the head, F. t[^e]te. See Test a cupel.] Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.

Must I observe you? must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor?
--Shak.

I was displeased with myself; I was testy.
--Latimer.

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testiest

a. (en-superlativetesty)

WordNet
testy

  1. 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]

  2. [also: testiest, testier]

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Usage examples of "testiest".

He was usually not a tyrant, but when in one of his testiest moods, he was an imposing figure-there was simply no crossing him.