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testiness|ˈtɛstɪnɪs|
[f. testy + -ness.]
The quality or condition of being testy; petulance.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 93 b, Testinesse or impacyency is a frayle & hasty disposycyon, or rather accustomed & vsed vyce of angre. 1574Hellowes Gueuara's Fam. Ep. (1584) 114 Ire groweth of an occasion, and testinesse of euil condition. 1593G. Harvey Pierce's Super. 196, I haue knowen few..so contrary to frowardnesse, or testiuenesse. a1641Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. iv. (1642) 304 Extreame choler, wrath and testivenesse had cleane spent him. 1690Locke Hum. Underst. ii. xxii. §10 Testiness is a Disposition or Aptness to be angry. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. v, ‘Mighty fine, certainly’, said Ralph, with great testiness. |