Testy
adjective
Easily annoyed or irritated.
He got testy when he started losing the game
Often appears as...
- testy temper
- testy reaction
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Clear and definite.
The judge's testy comment proved her point
Often appears as...
- testy evidence
- testy response
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
adjective
Easily annoyed or irritated.
He got testy when he started losing the game
Often appears as...
- testy temper
- testy reaction
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Clear and definite.
The judge's testy comment proved her point
Often appears as...
- testy evidence
- testy response
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Mood Indicator
Use 'testy' to describe someone showing impatience or irritation due to discomfort or annoyance.
After hours of waiting, her tone became testy.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
'Testy' reflects a temporary emotional state, not a personality trait.
He's normally calm, but he's testy when tired.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
'Testy' suggests a mild level of irritability compared to stronger words like 'furious'.
She became testy, not furious, during the debate.
Pro Tip 1/3Mood Indicator
Use 'testy' to describe someone showing impatience or irritation due to discomfort or annoyance.
After hours of waiting, her tone became testy.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
'Testy' reflects a temporary emotional state, not a personality trait.
He's normally calm, but he's testy when tired.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
'Testy' suggests a mild level of irritability compared to stronger words like 'furious'.
She became testy, not furious, during the debate.
Pro Tip 1/3Mood Indicator
Use 'testy' to describe someone showing impatience or irritation due to discomfort or annoyance.
After hours of waiting, her tone became testy.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
'Testy' reflects a temporary emotional state, not a personality trait.
He's normally calm, but he's testy when tired.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
'Testy' suggests a mild level of irritability compared to stronger words like 'furious'.
She became testy, not furious, during the debate.
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Video examples
Tom Chatfield: 7 ways...
their perception shifts, they start to get a bit bored, a bit testy. They're not rational about probability. They think this game is unfair. It's not giving me my last two pies. I'm going to give up. If they're real boxes, there's not much we can do, but in a game we can just say, "Right, well.
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
She's going to be real testy here. This is a little female. Move girl. Thank you. Oh, now, here's a great opportunity to see a basic difference between a bird and an alligator. What we see is how bird is choosing to feed.
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Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
spends a great deal of time congratulating his cameraman and I think it's a good idea otherwise they get a bit testy these fellows you know the sun's getting down on another week David
Video examples
Tom Chatfield: 7 ways...
their perception shifts, they start to get a bit bored, a bit testy. They're not rational about probability. They think this game is unfair. It's not giving me my last two pies. I'm going to give up. If they're real boxes, there's not much we can do, but in a game we can just say, "Right, well.
Video examples
Dinosaurs: Just Big...
She's going to be real testy here. This is a little female. Move girl. Thank you. Oh, now, here's a great opportunity to see a basic difference between a bird and an alligator. What we see is how bird is choosing to feed.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
spends a great deal of time congratulating his cameraman and I think it's a good idea otherwise they get a bit testy these fellows you know the sun's getting down on another week David
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
A coach-player relationship in this league often will be confrontational at times. And other times, it's smooth sailing. But just the dynamic of the competitive nature of everybody, expectations, results - all these things combine, yeah, sometimes it will get testy. And that's good.
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Matt Lauer
American Celebrity
It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.
Quote examples
Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
A coach-player relationship in this league often will be confrontational at times. And other times, it's smooth sailing. But just the dynamic of the competitive nature of everybody, expectations, results - all these things combine, yeah, sometimes it will get testy. And that's good.
Quote examples
Matt Lauer
American Celebrity
It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.
Example 1 of 2
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