Testy

/ˈtɛsti/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

easily irritated or annoyed; touchy.

After waiting in line for an hour, she became quite testy.

characterized by impatience or irritation.

His testy remarks during the meeting made it clear that he was having a bad day.

prone to outbursts of anger or frustration.

The teacher was feeling testy after dealing with disruptive students all day.

quick to take offense.

She has a testy temperament, which makes her difficult to work with sometimes.

Late Middle English, from 'test', influenced by 'testy' meaning 'irritable'.

in a testy mood

being easily annoyed or irritable at the moment

testy remarks

comments made in an irritable or annoyed manner

irritable

having a tendency to be easily provoked or annoyed

petulant

childishly sulky or bad-tempered

Short-tempered or cranky.

After three hours of waiting, he was in a pretty testy mood.

Having a quick temper.

Don't be so testy; it's just a minor issue.