What does testily mean?
Testily means In a testy way; in the manner of someone who is testy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a testy way; in the manner of someone who is testy..
[…]thinking it urgent to say something, I asked him presently if he felt any cold draught from the door, which was behind him. "No, no!" he responded shortly and somewhat testily.
`We have been looking for a mystery, and we certainly seem to have found one.' `What do I make of it? Why, that your poor dear father was off his head, of course,' I answered, testily.
"Sit ye down, I'm sayin'," said Uncle Jobson testily.
“Starve? Stuff and nonsense!” he retorted testily. “No able-bodied fellow need starve nowadays. [...] Pshaw! Starve! That's always your, cuckoo cry!”
'Oh, for heaven's sake,' said Prak and died testily.
Use testily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Testily means In a testy way; in the manner of someone who is testy..
Common synonyms include irritably, petulantly, pettishly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…]thinking it urgent to say something, I asked him presently if he felt any cold draught from the door, which was behind him. "No, no!" he responded shortly and somewhat testily.
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