US /ˈtɛsti/
adj Freq #30016

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    easily irritated or annoyed

    Don't be testy with me, kiddo!

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · easily irritated or annoyed nettlesome
Word family
Forms testiertestiesttestily
Derived forms testilytestiness
Related forms headyteston

Etymology

Middle English testif (“headstrong”), from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Compare modern French tête (“head”), têtu (“stubborn”).

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