testy meaning

UK US /ˈtɛsti/ 2 syllables

testy (adjective): easily irritated or annoyed.

Definition of testy

  1. easily irritated or annoyed
    • an incorrigibly fractious young man
    • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

    Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, tetchy, techy

    Similar: ill-natured

    Related forms: testiness

How to pronounce testy

testy is pronounced /ˈtɛsti/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in TY · 5-letter words

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