What does testy mean?
Testy means Easily annoyed, irritable..
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/ˈtɛsti/ · adjective
Easily annoyed, irritable..
He made testy remarks.
Otherwise, we could end up with a repeat of what happened with social media companies after the 2016 election — a collision of Silicon Valley power and Washington ignorance, which resulted in nothing but gridlock and testy hearings.
Use testy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Testy means Easily annoyed, irritable..
Common synonyms include touchy, tetchy, fractious, petulant.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He made testy remarks.
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