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TESTIER
TESTY
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed; “an incorrigibly fractious young man”; “not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
testier
comparative form of testy
Anagrams
• Trieste, restite, ti-trees
Source: Wiktionary
TESTY
Tes"ty, a. [Compar. Testier; superl. Testiest.] Etym: [OF. testu obstinate, headstrong, F. tĂŞtu, fr. OF. teste the head, F. tĂŞte. See Test a cupel.]
Definition: Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated. Must I observe you must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor Shak. I was displeased with myself; I was testy. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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