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testy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Testy \Tes"ty\, a. [Compar. {Testier}; superl. {Testiest}.] [OF. testu obstinate, headstrong, F. t[^e]tu, fr OF teste the head, F. t[^e]te. See {Test} a cupel.] Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated. Must I observe you? must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor? --Shak. I was displeased with myself; I was testy. --Latimer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: testy adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish}, {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {tetchy}, {techy}]
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