Crossword clues for testy
testy
- Easily annoyed
- In a bad mood
- Easily angered
- Liable to lose it
- In a peeved mood
- In a crabby mood
- Quick to get angry
- In a pet
- Quick to get ticked
- In a peevish mood
- In a mood
- In a mean mood
- Easily irked
- Quick to be ticked
- Quick to anger
- Irritably impatient
- In a sour mood
- Easily vexed
- A bit quick to be ticked
- Quick to snap
- Looking for a fight
- Likely to snap
- In a ticked-off mood
- Easily nettled
- With a short fuse
- Unpleasant to be around
- Quick to get defensive, perhaps
- Quick to complain
- Quick to bark
- Prone to irritation
- Not to be messed with
- Like exchanges with raised voices, perhaps
- Inclined to snap
- Having little patience
- Feisty and easy to anger
- Easy to anger
- Easily ticked off
- Apt to blow up
- Acting irritable
- Irritable and impatient, e.g
- Snappish
- On edge
- Irascible
- Cantankerous
- Not handling criticism well
- Short, say
- Cross and on edge
- Short-tempered
- Fractious
- Ill-tempered
- Hardly easygoing
- Out of humor
- Disagreeable
- Ready to snap
- Apt to snap
- Not easygoing
- Short-fused
- Inclined to strike out
- Easily snapping
- Quick to flip
- Debate topic
- Apt to strike out
- Clearly low on patience
- Peevish
- Peckish
- Petulant
- Choleric
- BEAR WITNESS
- Fretful
- Waspish
- Curmudgeonish
- Irritated about exam?
- Ticked off
- In a snit
- Out of sorts
- Easily irritated or annoyed
- In a foul mood
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., "impetuous, rash," altered from Middle English testif "headstrong" (late 14c.), from Anglo-French testif, Old French testu (Modern French têtu) "stubborn, headstrong, obstinate," literally "heady," from teste "head" (see tete). Meaning "easily irritated, irascible" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Testily; testiness.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Easily annoyed, irritable. 2 Marked by impatience or ill humor.
WordNet
Usage examples of "testy".
She had enough to occupy her mind without speculating over terms of address between an eccentric billionaire and his testy legal advisor.
Holt Hamilton and his testy attorney left Zoe feeling uneasy and disturbed.
He is testy as hell where you and I are concerned, add to that the publicity our marriage has stirred up, and you have a powder keg ready to explode.
Handy was growing testy and would start making nonnegotiable ultimatums.
But Mervyn was a somewhat testy old gentleman, and had a certain pride of his own, which was not to be trifled with.
The East River is running level with it, its testy new edge, white and scummy, has begun to snake across the merge.
The Major is a testy, pompous specimen of the retired army officer, and takes himself very seriously.
Jay sounded testy, but this morning she could hear clearly the concern in his voice.
The barks were still testy, but did not carry quite as sharp-edged a tone as those which had replied to Brian.
Lord Diegan presented his requisition orders, he was met with testy exasperation.
No telly, thank God, though Mal was testier than usual and did not invite his mother to bring out her pictures.
She became testier as the hours lengthened, pacing the lip of the pit, her hands entwined in the small of her back.
Today, however, the subject of the takeover of Canrifwas making him testier than usual.
As he spoke his voice grew testier and more commanding: the sorcerer was like crab grass, too mean and stubborn to be squelched for long.
As my father listened, he thought that the trial of Tony Calabrese was a good thing for every small town to go through and he found himself silently cheering for the embattled teacher as the mood of the courtroom grew testier and more hostile.