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Testy

//ˈtɛsti// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Easily annoyed, irritable.
  2. 2
    Marked by impatience or ill humor.

    "He made testy remarks."

Adjective
  1. 1
    easily irritated or annoyed wordnet

Etymology

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

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