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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Clad in a Canadian tuxedo and brimming with enthusiasm and a competitive spirit that often verged on the combative, Ed Gamble clearly came into Taskmaster wanting to win, and his sheer desire to do well produced some of the show’s most enduring moments of testy hilarity.
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
New York has been testy about the officiating all night, except the Knicks are entering halftime with a 23-6 advantage in free throws.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for two high-severity zero-days that were disclosed by a researcher who has been locked in a testy beef with the software giant.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Evans also mentioned how in a heightened political environment, surroundings could get testy rather quickly.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
New York has been testy about the officiating all night, except the Knicks are entering halftime with a 23-6 advantage in free throws.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for two high-severity zero-days that were disclosed by a researcher who has been locked in a testy beef with the software giant.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Evans also mentioned how in a heightened political environment, surroundings could get testy rather quickly.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for testy
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“Testy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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