testy
adjective
irritably impatient; touchy.
testiest
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superlativeof testy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Microsoft, the first major tech company to release a paper making such a bold claim, stirred one of the tech world’s testiest debates: Is the industry building something akin to human intelligence?
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
Even our testiest writers knew she was on their side.
From Golf Digest ● Dec. 16, 2019
Now with relations between Washington and Ankara going through one of their testiest periods in recent memory, he may find it even tougher to get those dual messages across when he visits on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2016
He will simplify his schedule in order to make room for America’s oldest and testiest orchestra.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 27, 2016
Strikingly, some of the testiest exchanges of the evening came on issues where the differences among the candidates were largely a matter of degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2015
