Tes·ty a. [Compar. Testier superl. Testiest.] Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
Must I observe you? must I stand and crouch
Under your testy humor? --Shak.
I was displeased with myself; I was testy. --Latimer.
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testy
adj : easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious
young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his
countrymen" [syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome,
peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, tetchy,
techy]
[also: testiest, testier]