TESTY Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

testy

adjective

ˈte-stē

Definition of testy next

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed that coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time

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Recent Examples of testy The poll of 3,045 Californians was conducted Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, before this week’s testy debate between the Senate candidates in Burbank. —

Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 The grounding comes at a testy time for SpaceX and the FAA — the two have been feuding openly over the pace of launch licensing regulations and a pair of fines the FAA imposed on SpaceX for allegedly violating its Falcon launch licenses in 2023. —

Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024 Russell’s impulse in every testy situation was to accommodate. —

Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024 Republicans picked Derrick Anderson, 39, a lawyer and former Army Green Beret who was supported by House GOP leaders in the testy intraparty fight between six candidates. —

Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for testy