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testy
[ tes-tee ]
/ ËtÉs ti /
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adjective, tes·ti·er, tes·ti·est.
irritably impatient; touchy.
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Origin of testy
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See irritable.
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British Dictionary definitions for testy
testy
/ (ËtÉstÉȘ) /
adjective -tier or -tiest
irritable or touchy
Derived forms of testy
testily, adverbtestiness, nounWord Origin for testy
C14: from Anglo-Norman testif headstrong, from Old French teste head, from Late Latin testa skull, from Latin: shell
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