testy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tes·ty /ˈtesti/ adjective BAD ATimpatient and easily annoyed 不耐烦的；急躁的 SYN irritable testy remarks 不耐烦的话语 It had been a long day, and Sarah was getting a little testy. 这一天过得真慢，萨拉有点不耐烦了。 —testily adverb —testiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
testy• By the end of the day everyone was getting a little testy.• The tired theatrics of Super Bowl week have begun and players on both teams are getting a little testy.• Yet the press conferences introducing these models were often testy affairs.• He was testy during media day Tuesday and cut his session off after 15 minutes.• Instead of handing over the test, the testy proctor grabbed the gun.• Oh, a little testy this morning, are we?• The two men enjoy the testy togetherness of married partners.Origin testy (1300-1400) Anglo-French testif “determined to do what you want”, from Old French teste “head”tes·ty adjectiveChineseSyllable
annoyed impatient easily Corpus and
testy
tes‧ty /ˈtesti/
adjective
SYN irritable:
testy remarks
It had been a long day, and Sarah was getting a little testy.
—testily adverb
—testiness noun [uncountable]
tes‧ty /ˈtesti/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: Anglo-French
Origin: testif 'determined to do what you want', from Old French teste 'head'
impatient and easily annoyed Language: Anglo-French
Origin: testif 'determined to do what you want', from Old French teste 'head'
SYN irritable:
—testily adverb
—testiness noun [uncountable]