testy
IPA: tˈɛsti
adjective
- Easily annoyed, irritable.
- Marked by impatience or ill humor.
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Examples of "testy" in Sentences
- She seems to think getting testy is that same as showing strength.
- She comes back, a little testy: "Pollo is the Spanish word for CHICKEN!"
- I especially loved the way she said "testy" - a defining Venetian characteristic
- There was only one moment where it approached 'testy' and I swear I saw a set of rolled eyeballs.
- Mr. Benn described as testy an exchange of letters between the two leaders over the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty.
- Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.) described the meeting as "testy," and Sen. John Thune (S.D.) called it a "lively discussion."
- Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), on the other hand, called the meeting "testy," while Sen. John Thune (R-S. D.) gave it the less conflictual title of a "lively discussion."
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