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English Dictionary: Testy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
testy
adj
  1. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
    Synonym(s): cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Testy \Tes"ty\, a. [Compar. {Testier}; superl. {Testiest}.] [OF.
      testu obstinate, headstrong, F. t[88]tu, fr. OF. teste the
      head, F. t[88]te. See {Test} a cupel.]
      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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