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Definition of testy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

testy

adjective
 
/ˈtesti/
 
/ˈtesti/
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  1. easily annoyed; showing this synonym irritable
    • There was a testy exchange of words.
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘headstrong, impetuous’): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste ‘head’, from Latin testa ‘shell’.
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