testy Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- irascible
- crabby
- grouchy
- choleric
- pettish
- short-tempered
- snarky
- waspish
- snippy
- peevish
- petulant
- out-of-humor
- cross
- sensitive
- stuffy
- passionate
- snappish
- short
- out-of-sorts
- grumpy
- crotchety
- contentious
- prickly
- raspy
- cranky
Weak:
- fractious
- ill-tempered
- quarrelsome
- thin-skinned
- ill-humored
- disputatious
- curmudgeonly
- perverse
- off-colored
- quick-tempered
- bilious
- cantankerous
- touchy
- huffy
- ill-natured
- dyspeptic
- pouty
- pugnacious
- bearish
- combative
- tetchy
- cross-grained
- fretful
- off-color
- querulous
- snappy
- truculent
- belligerent
- scrappy
- ornery
- ratty
- surly
- snarly
- argumentative
- bellicose
- sullen
- disagreeable
- snippety
- sulky
Strongest:
- extraverted
- gregarious
- extroverted
- sociable
- good-natured
- genial
- friendly
- genial
- agreeable
- outgoing
- cordial
- sweet
- sociable
- sweet
- gregarious
- amiable
- cordial
- agreeable
- affable
- companionable
- outgoing
- affable
- amiable
- friendly
- extroverted
- companionable
- good-natured
- extraverted
Strong:
- tolerant
- carefree
- easygoing
- carefree
- easygoing
- good-tempered
- patient
- well-disposed
- relaxed
- relaxed
- good-tempered
- well-disposed
- patient
- tolerant
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.
irritable, fiery, irascible, crabby, grouchy, choleric, pettish, short-tempered, snarky, waspish
extraverted, gregarious, extroverted, sociable, good-natured, genial, friendly, genial, agreeable, outgoing
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.
