testily
- a word derived from testy.
Example Sentences
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He testily sparred with a shareholder lawyer, Nicholas Porritt, who had raised his ire earlier in the trial.
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2023
Dr. Vinson suspected the boy was diagnosed with O.D.D. partly because he had reacted testily to the other clinician during examination.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022
He testily responds with, "So? I don't need a phone and a watch!"
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2021
Pressed as to why Trump would make a jocular reference to a pandemic that has cost at least 120,000 American lives, he responded testily: “Asked and answered.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2020
“Either explain what you’re on about or go away, Malfoy,” said Hermione testily, over the top of The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
