Definition of testy in English:

testy

adjectivetestiest, testier ˈtɛstiˈtɛsti

Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered.
his testy, disapproving father
she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity
Example sentencesExamples
- Each visit involved a long wait and at least one unpleasant interaction with a testy employee.
- From out of nowhere, your boy can snap from cool and calm to angry and testy!
- Maybe she's testy because she's not long out of hospital with a viral condition.
- I get testy when people put whole books or short stories or poems up on their website, without permission, especially when they know it's wrong.
- But he got testy whenever reporters got close to what might have been driving the deal.
- In the circumstances he might have been forgiven for being a little testy.
- I want to ask you first, Ron, about polls because Roger and Karen get testy with me when I bring up polls.
- The minute he is questioned, he becomes testy and defensive.
- My escorts exited the bus and a testy female officer instructed them to walk through a metal detector.
- Several campers are surprisingly rude and testy when you attempt to engage them in conversation.
- I've just figured out why I've been so testy over the last couple of days - reduced coffee intake.
- Sure, people can get testy at times; but serious issues should be debated with passion and vigor.
- We are dealing with customers all the time and the last thing we need is our workers feeling hungry and testy.
- But, it has to be said that the younger web users can, at times, be a little impetuous and testy, too ready to either take offence, offend or flame.
- I don't blame Rosenthal for being a bit testy after my cheekiness.
- He seems impatient with you, almost testy to the point of animosity.
- Years later, the sacking still makes the normally placid Burt uncharacteristically testy, but he doesn't dwell on it.
- One could see Martin getting testy, but he had no choice but to answer the questions, which were good questions.
- During his first year in college, Ma made a futile effort to be sociable but ended up becoming more testy, frequently quarrelling with his classmates.
- She asked me to pass on her apologies for being testy in comments threads, which I'm sure are wholly unnecessary in any case.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, grumpy, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, dyspeptic, irritable, tetchy, irascible, peevish, crotchety, cantankerous, cross, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, impatient, touchy, scratchy, volatile, crusty, liverish, splenetic, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric
informal snappish, snappy, chippy, grouchy, cranky, on a short fuse
British informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head
North American informal peckish, soreheaded
Australian/New Zealand informal snaky
informal, dated miffy

Derivatives

testily

adverbˈtɛstɪli

In the year before his death he dealt somewhat testily with the whole matter in an interview with a journalist on the Courier-Mail.
Example sentencesExamples
- He rambles and manhandles the equipment, testily blaming newfangled technology when he has difficulty with basic tasks such as placing a compact disc in a player.
- ‘It's called a computer,’ he answered testily, ‘I won't even try to explain how it works - I doubt you could comprehend it.’
- ‘The fans and public are so sick of this question still being brought up,’ he says testily when the topic of his health and mental state is mentioned.
- ‘So did I,’ Lashana grumbled, glaring at Cris testily.

testiness

nounˈtɛstɪnəsˈtɛstinəs

Here Jim is warming up to that state of testiness he can be known for, though I'm unclear who he's directing his scorn at.
Example sentencesExamples
- One final note: my sincerest apologies to anybody I have offended or hurt with my testiness in the past couple of days.
- The mild suggestion of boredom he affects can't disguise a hint of testiness.
- ‘No, I'm not tied up with Eliza,’ he answered, working to keep the testiness from his voice.
- A hot bath and good dinner had helped, but her testiness with Jonas was a clear sign she was on edge due to fatigue.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'headstrong, impetuous'): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste 'head', from Latin testa 'shell'.

test from Late Middle English:
During medieval times a test was another name for what is now called a cupel, a shallow, porous container in which gold or silver can be refined or tested. The word goes back to Latin testu or testum ‘earthen pot’. The original function of the container lies behind phrases like put to the test and stand the test. See also acid. The first cricket matches to be called Test matches seem to have been those played between Australia and the touring English team in 1861–62. The term probably arose from the idea that the matches were a test of strength between the sides. If someone reproaches an irritable friend for being testy they are using a word which first meant ‘headstrong, impetuous’ and goes back to Old French teste ‘head’. The words are linked by the fact that teste (modern French tête) goes back to testum. In popular Latin ‘pot’ was used as a slang term for head in the way we might employ ‘use your loaf’ today. Tetchy has the same meaning but is unrelated—it is probably a variant of the old Scots word tache ‘blotch, fault’, from French.

Rhymes

chesty, zesty

Definition of testy in US English:

testy

adjectiveˈtestēˈtɛsti

Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered.
his testy, disapproving father
she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity
Example sentencesExamples
- The minute he is questioned, he becomes testy and defensive.
- But he got testy whenever reporters got close to what might have been driving the deal.
- We are dealing with customers all the time and the last thing we need is our workers feeling hungry and testy.
- Several campers are surprisingly rude and testy when you attempt to engage them in conversation.
- He seems impatient with you, almost testy to the point of animosity.
- Sure, people can get testy at times; but serious issues should be debated with passion and vigor.
- Each visit involved a long wait and at least one unpleasant interaction with a testy employee.
- I don't blame Rosenthal for being a bit testy after my cheekiness.
- One could see Martin getting testy, but he had no choice but to answer the questions, which were good questions.
- Years later, the sacking still makes the normally placid Burt uncharacteristically testy, but he doesn't dwell on it.
- She asked me to pass on her apologies for being testy in comments threads, which I'm sure are wholly unnecessary in any case.
- I want to ask you first, Ron, about polls because Roger and Karen get testy with me when I bring up polls.
- Maybe she's testy because she's not long out of hospital with a viral condition.
- But, it has to be said that the younger web users can, at times, be a little impetuous and testy, too ready to either take offence, offend or flame.
- I've just figured out why I've been so testy over the last couple of days - reduced coffee intake.
- My escorts exited the bus and a testy female officer instructed them to walk through a metal detector.
- From out of nowhere, your boy can snap from cool and calm to angry and testy!
- In the circumstances he might have been forgiven for being a little testy.
- I get testy when people put whole books or short stories or poems up on their website, without permission, especially when they know it's wrong.
- During his first year in college, Ma made a futile effort to be sociable but ended up becoming more testy, frequently quarrelling with his classmates.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, grumpy, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, dyspeptic, irritable, tetchy, irascible, peevish, crotchety, cantankerous, cross, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, impatient, touchy, scratchy, volatile, crusty, liverish, splenetic, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘headstrong, impetuous’): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste ‘head’, from Latin testa ‘shell’.

单词	testy
释义	Definition of testy in English: testy adjectivetestiest, testier ˈtɛstiˈtɛsti Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered. his testy, disapproving father she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity Example sentencesExamples Each visit involved a long wait and at least one unpleasant interaction with a testy employee. From out of nowhere, your boy can snap from cool and calm to angry and testy! Maybe she's testy because she's not long out of hospital with a viral condition. I get testy when people put whole books or short stories or poems up on their website, without permission, especially when they know it's wrong. But he got testy whenever reporters got close to what might have been driving the deal. In the circumstances he might have been forgiven for being a little testy. I want to ask you first, Ron, about polls because Roger and Karen get testy with me when I bring up polls. The minute he is questioned, he becomes testy and defensive. My escorts exited the bus and a testy female officer instructed them to walk through a metal detector. Several campers are surprisingly rude and testy when you attempt to engage them in conversation. I've just figured out why I've been so testy over the last couple of days - reduced coffee intake. Sure, people can get testy at times; but serious issues should be debated with passion and vigor. We are dealing with customers all the time and the last thing we need is our workers feeling hungry and testy. But, it has to be said that the younger web users can, at times, be a little impetuous and testy, too ready to either take offence, offend or flame. I don't blame Rosenthal for being a bit testy after my cheekiness. He seems impatient with you, almost testy to the point of animosity. Years later, the sacking still makes the normally placid Burt uncharacteristically testy, but he doesn't dwell on it. One could see Martin getting testy, but he had no choice but to answer the questions, which were good questions. During his first year in college, Ma made a futile effort to be sociable but ended up becoming more testy, frequently quarrelling with his classmates. She asked me to pass on her apologies for being testy in comments threads, which I'm sure are wholly unnecessary in any case. Synonyms bad-tempered, grumpy, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, dyspeptic, irritable, tetchy, irascible, peevish, crotchety, cantankerous, cross, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, impatient, touchy, scratchy, volatile, crusty, liverish, splenetic, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric informal snappish, snappy, chippy, grouchy, cranky, on a short fuse British informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head North American informal peckish, soreheaded Australian/New Zealand informal snaky informal, dated miffy Derivatives testily adverbˈtɛstɪli In the year before his death he dealt somewhat testily with the whole matter in an interview with a journalist on the Courier-Mail. Example sentencesExamples He rambles and manhandles the equipment, testily blaming newfangled technology when he has difficulty with basic tasks such as placing a compact disc in a player. ‘It's called a computer,’ he answered testily, ‘I won't even try to explain how it works - I doubt you could comprehend it.’ ‘The fans and public are so sick of this question still being brought up,’ he says testily when the topic of his health and mental state is mentioned. ‘So did I,’ Lashana grumbled, glaring at Cris testily. testiness nounˈtɛstɪnəsˈtɛstinəs Here Jim is warming up to that state of testiness he can be known for, though I'm unclear who he's directing his scorn at. Example sentencesExamples One final note: my sincerest apologies to anybody I have offended or hurt with my testiness in the past couple of days. The mild suggestion of boredom he affects can't disguise a hint of testiness. ‘No, I'm not tied up with Eliza,’ he answered, working to keep the testiness from his voice. A hot bath and good dinner had helped, but her testiness with Jonas was a clear sign she was on edge due to fatigue. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'headstrong, impetuous'): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste 'head', from Latin testa 'shell'. test from Late Middle English: During medieval times a test was another name for what is now called a cupel, a shallow, porous container in which gold or silver can be refined or tested. The word goes back to Latin testu or testum ‘earthen pot’. The original function of the container lies behind phrases like put to the test and stand the test. See also acid. The first cricket matches to be called Test matches seem to have been those played between Australia and the touring English team in 1861–62. The term probably arose from the idea that the matches were a test of strength between the sides. If someone reproaches an irritable friend for being testy they are using a word which first meant ‘headstrong, impetuous’ and goes back to Old French teste ‘head’. The words are linked by the fact that teste (modern French tête) goes back to testum. In popular Latin ‘pot’ was used as a slang term for head in the way we might employ ‘use your loaf’ today. Tetchy has the same meaning but is unrelated—it is probably a variant of the old Scots word tache ‘blotch, fault’, from French. Rhymes chesty, zesty Definition of testy in US English: testy adjectiveˈtestēˈtɛsti Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered. his testy, disapproving father she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity Example sentencesExamples The minute he is questioned, he becomes testy and defensive. But he got testy whenever reporters got close to what might have been driving the deal. We are dealing with customers all the time and the last thing we need is our workers feeling hungry and testy. Several campers are surprisingly rude and testy when you attempt to engage them in conversation. He seems impatient with you, almost testy to the point of animosity. Sure, people can get testy at times; but serious issues should be debated with passion and vigor. Each visit involved a long wait and at least one unpleasant interaction with a testy employee. I don't blame Rosenthal for being a bit testy after my cheekiness. One could see Martin getting testy, but he had no choice but to answer the questions, which were good questions. Years later, the sacking still makes the normally placid Burt uncharacteristically testy, but he doesn't dwell on it. She asked me to pass on her apologies for being testy in comments threads, which I'm sure are wholly unnecessary in any case. I want to ask you first, Ron, about polls because Roger and Karen get testy with me when I bring up polls. Maybe she's testy because she's not long out of hospital with a viral condition. But, it has to be said that the younger web users can, at times, be a little impetuous and testy, too ready to either take offence, offend or flame. I've just figured out why I've been so testy over the last couple of days - reduced coffee intake. My escorts exited the bus and a testy female officer instructed them to walk through a metal detector. From out of nowhere, your boy can snap from cool and calm to angry and testy! In the circumstances he might have been forgiven for being a little testy. I get testy when people put whole books or short stories or poems up on their website, without permission, especially when they know it's wrong. During his first year in college, Ma made a futile effort to be sociable but ended up becoming more testy, frequently quarrelling with his classmates. Synonyms bad-tempered, grumpy, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, dyspeptic, irritable, tetchy, irascible, peevish, crotchety, cantankerous, cross, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, impatient, touchy, scratchy, volatile, crusty, liverish, splenetic, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘headstrong, impetuous’): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste ‘head’, from Latin testa ‘shell’.
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