In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyâs pot filled with coffee.
TESTY
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed; âan incorrigibly fractious young manâ; ânot the least nettlesome of his countrymenâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
testy (comparative testier, superlative testiest)
Easily annoyed, irritable.
Marked by impatience or ill humor.
Synonyms
• touchy
• tetchy
Anagrams
• Setty, tyets, yetts
Source: Wiktionary
Tes"ty, a. [Compar. Testier; superl. Testiest.] Etym: [OF. testu obstinate, headstrong, F. tĂȘtu, fr. OF. teste the head, F. tĂȘte. 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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