testy Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- prickly
- cranky
- raspy
- peevish
- snappish
- crotchety
- snarky
- out-of-sorts
- cross
- petulant
- stuffy
- pettish
- grumpy
- grouchy
- irascible
- waspish
- snippy
- short-tempered
- out-of-humor
- sensitive
- contentious
- crabby
- choleric
- short
- passionate
Weak:
- off-color
- bilious
- quick-tempered
- argumentative
- ill-natured
- cantankerous
- touchy
- combative
- tetchy
- snippety
- dyspeptic
- truculent
- scrappy
- curmudgeonly
- perverse
- fractious
- belligerent
- cross-grained
- off-colored
- disputatious
- huffy
- bellicose
- surly
- ornery
- snappy
- ill-humored
- sulky
- ratty
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- thin-skinned
- bearish
- sullen
- querulous
- pouty
- disagreeable
- ill-tempered
- snarly
- fretful
Strongest:
- good-natured
- cordial
- genial
- outgoing
- affable
- sweet
- good-natured
- genial
- sociable
- agreeable
- friendly
- affable
- sweet
- extraverted
- extraverted
- outgoing
- cordial
- gregarious
- gregarious
- agreeable
- sociable
- extroverted
- amiable
- companionable
- friendly
- extroverted
- companionable
- amiable
Strong:
- patient
- tolerant
- well-disposed
- easygoing
- patient
- carefree
- tolerant
- relaxed
- good-tempered
- good-tempered
- relaxed
- carefree
- well-disposed
- easygoing
Weak:
testy Meaning
testy (s)
easily irritated or annoyed
testy (superl.)
Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
testy Sentence Examples
- The child became testy after being denied a treat.
- The boss's testy demeanor made employees hesitant to approach him.
- The sourdough bread turned out a bit too testy, making it difficult to eat.
- The weather forecast predicted a testy storm, with high winds and heavy rain.
- The tea was surprisingly testy, with a strong and slightly bitter flavor.
- The teacher grew testy when the students failed to follow instructions.
- The old woman was known for her testy temper, and her neighbors avoided provoking her.
- The test result came back testy, indicating a potential health issue.
- The crowd grew testy as the speaker droned on for hours.
- The relationship between husband and wife became testy after a series of misunderstandings.
FAQs About the word testy
easily irritated or annoyedFretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
fiery,irritable, prickly, cranky, raspy,peevish, snappish, crotchety, snarky, out of sorts
good-natured,cordial, genial, outgoing, affable, sweet, good-natured, genial, sociable, agreeable
The child became testy after being denied a treat.
The boss's testy demeanor made employees hesitant to approach him.
The sourdough bread turned out a bit too testy, making it difficult to eat.
The weather forecast predicted a testy storm, with high winds and heavy rain.
