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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New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn had a testy exchange with a reporter on Sunday following the team’s 13-11 loss to the Denver Broncos in London.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The testy scenes underscore an increasingly bitter rapport between America's two major political parties, as the first government shutdown in seven years approaches the start of a third week.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
There, she is repeatedly scolded, first by a testy parking attendant (Mark Stolzenberg), and then by a doctor (Bronstein), who warns Linda of consequences if her daughter doesn’t soon reach her target weight of fifty pounds.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The testy exchange comes as Porter leads the race for governor in the Golden State.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The testy scenes underscore an increasingly bitter rapport between America's two major political parties, as the first government shutdown in seven years approaches the start of a third week.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
There, she is repeatedly scolded, first by a testy parking attendant (Mark Stolzenberg), and then by a doctor (Bronstein), who warns Linda of consequences if her daughter doesn’t soon reach her target weight of fifty pounds.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The testy exchange comes as Porter leads the race for governor in the Golden State.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Testy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testy. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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