testily (Meaning)
testily (r)
in a petulant manner
Synonyms & Antonyms of testily
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- surly
- ornery
- quarrelsome
- perverse
- combative
- curmudgeonly
- truculent
- dyspeptic
- querulous
- touchy
- cantankerous
- tetchy
- pugnacious
- argumentative
- sulky
- ratty
- fretful
- cross-grained
- pouty
- fractious
- belligerent
- thin-skinned
- bearish
- disagreeable
- ill-tempered
- off-color
- snippety
- bellicose
- quick-tempered
- disputatious
- bilious
- scrappy
- ill-natured
- sullen
- off-colored
- huffy
- ill-humored
- snappy
- snarly
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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, snippy, snarky, sensitive, grouchy, out of sorts, waspish, crabby, prickly
friendly, outgoing, affable, good-natured, extroverted, amiable, good-natured, affable, extraverted, genial
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.
