testily (Meaning)
testily (r)
in a petulant manner
Synonyms & Antonyms of testily
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- pouty
- fretful
- ill-natured
- snippety
- sullen
- off-colored
- snappy
- ill-humored
- sulky
- disputatious
- huffy
- argumentative
- snarly
- quarrelsome
- touchy
- pugnacious
- cross-grained
- combative
- bellicose
- surly
- truculent
- bearish
- ratty
- querulous
- belligerent
- off-color
- bilious
- quick-tempered
- ill-tempered
- cantankerous
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- ornery
- curmudgeonly
- tetchy
- scrappy
- disagreeable
- thin-skinned
- perverse
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testily Sentence Examples
- The manager testily reprimanded the employee for their tardiness.
- The professor testily interrupted the student to correct a factual error.
- The neighbor testily complained about the loud music coming from my apartment.
- The cashier testily demanded payment for the groceries after the customer hesitated.
- The parent testily warned their child to stop misbehaving.
- The boss testily questioned the employee's decision-making skills.
- The teacher testily scolded the student for not completing their homework.
- The doctor testily explained the side effects of the medication to the patient.
- The driver testily shouted at the cyclist who cut them off in traffic.
- The librarian testily hushed a patron who was talking too loudly in the library.
FAQs About the word testily
in a petulant manner
fiery,irritable, prickly, snarky, petulant, passionate, sensitive,peevish, crotchety, snappish
sociable, gregarious, amiable, amiable, agreeable, outgoing, genial, extroverted, good-natured, affable
The manager testily reprimanded the employee for their tardiness.
The professor testily interrupted the student to correct a factual error.
The neighbor testily complained about the loud music coming from my apartment.
The cashier testily demanded payment for the groceries after the customer hesitated.
