testily (Meaning)
testily (r)
in a petulant manner
Synonyms & Antonyms of testily
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- argumentative
- quarrelsome
- snarly
- surly
- off-colored
- disagreeable
- sulky
- perverse
- thin-skinned
- ornery
- bellicose
- belligerent
- sullen
- ill-tempered
- dyspeptic
- bearish
- touchy
- ill-natured
- pugnacious
- off-color
- disputatious
- ill-humored
- quick-tempered
- cantankerous
- bilious
- querulous
- tetchy
- combative
- ratty
- cross-grained
- huffy
- truculent
- snappy
- fractious
- curmudgeonly
- scrappy
- snippety
- pouty
- fretful
Antonyms:
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
irritable, fiery, grumpy, cranky, short-tempered, crotchety, short, contentious, snippy, out of humor
outgoing, agreeable, companionable, extroverted, friendly, outgoing, amiable, extraverted, gregarious, sweet
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.
