testier; testiest
1
: easily annoyed : irritable
2
: marked by impatience or ill humor
testy remarks
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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Amid last year’s testy election season, Accomando built a theme on political comedies that could help lighten the tone.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
That stretch has also seen Williams play a catalytic role in the Yankees changing their decades-old facial hair policy; become a first-time father; talk his way through a few testy postgame scrums; and get off to the worst start of his career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The Justice Department’s reversal on the Epstein files not only angered Trump supporters but touched off a testy exchange at the White House last week between Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino that neither official has publicly addressed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
That figure came out Tuesday just after Hegseth engaged in a testy back-and-forth about the costs during a congressional hearing.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
That stretch has also seen Williams play a catalytic role in the Yankees changing their decades-old facial hair policy; become a first-time father; talk his way through a few testy postgame scrums; and get off to the worst start of his career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The Justice Department’s reversal on the Epstein files not only angered Trump supporters but touched off a testy exchange at the White House last week between Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino that neither official has publicly addressed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
That figure came out Tuesday just after Hegseth engaged in a testy back-and-forth about the costs during a congressional hearing.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“Testy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testy. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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