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单词 testiness
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testinessn.

/ˈtɛstɪnɪs/
Etymology: < testy adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality or condition of being testy; petulance.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun]
impatiencec1230
eagernessa1400
unsufferancea1400
impatiency1526
testiness1526
impatientness1550
touchiness1603
tetchiness1623
irritability1791
twitchiness1834
rustiness1860
soreheadedness1860
shirtiness1868
chippiness1877
rattiness1898
cabin fever1918
snarkiness1960
edginess1963
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. aiiiiv Testinesse or impaciency, is a fraile & hasty disposicion, or rather acustomed & vsed vyce of angre.
1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 178 Ire groweth of an occasion: and testines of euill condition.
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 196 I haue knowen few..so contrary to frowardnesse, or testiuenesse.
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) iv. 304 Extreame choler, wrath and testivenesse had cleane spent him.
1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxii. 134 Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby v. 37 ‘Mighty fine certainly,’ said Ralph, with great testiness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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