testy
adjective
irritably impatient; touchy.
testily
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a word derived from
testy.
Example Sentences
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“As for other speed competitions testing human physical attributes,” he writes testily, “there is no stranger category than the many kinds of disgusting speed-eating contests.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Subianto testily refused to accept both election results, but decided to join Widodo’s Cabinet after Widodo offered him the defense minister position in a bid for unity.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
He testily sparred with a shareholder lawyer, Nicholas Porritt, who had raised his ire earlier in the trial.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
The man answered a little testily, “I’m not.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
“It’s not complicated,” she says testily when I ask for directions.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
