Testily
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Testily is an adverb meaning In a testy way; in the manner of someone who is testy.
Meaning
In a testy way; in the manner of someone who is testy.
Example Sentences
'Oh, for heaven's sake,' said Prak and died 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!”
[…]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.
Synonyms for testily
Depending on context, synonyms include irritably, petulantly, pettishly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include irritably, pettishly, petulantly, testamentally, testerically, testicularly.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.