单词 | testiness |
释义 | testinessn. The quality or condition of being testy; petulance. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1526 |
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