testier; testiest
1
: easily annoyed : irritable
2
: marked by impatience or ill humor
testy remarks
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Examples of testy in a Sentence
that coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time
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At a testy breakfast on May 19, 1981, Richard Richards, chair of the Republican National Committee, confronted a who’s who from the right, ranging from Dolan, Weyrich, and Schlafly to the billionaire oilman and John Birch Society member Bunker Hunt.
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Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Since forming his current government — the most right-wing and religiously conservative in Israel’s history — 17 months ago, Mr. Netanyahu has had an increasingly testy relationship with Mr. Biden.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 2 June 2024
In April 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave an unusually testy press conference about the Biden administration’s border policies.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
This marks the second time this year that a testy interaction between Essayli and his Democratic colleagues resulted in Essayli’s ejection from a committee assignment.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Since forming his current government — the most right-wing and religiously conservative in Israel’s history — 17 months ago, Mr. Netanyahu has had an increasingly testy relationship with Mr. Biden.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 2 June 2024
In April 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave an unusually testy press conference about the Biden administration’s border policies.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
This marks the second time this year that a testy interaction between Essayli and his Democratic colleagues resulted in Essayli’s ejection from a committee assignment.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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“Testy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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