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Word: Testy
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘headstrong, impetuous’): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste ‘head’, from Latin testa ‘shell’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛsti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered
Short Definition:easily irritated
Examples:- his testy, disapproving father
- she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity
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