as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
that coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time
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Recent Examples of testy
Biden swears at reporters in testy exchange after signing Social Security law.
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Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Pam Bondi spars with Sen Adam Schiff at testy confirmation hearing
Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the DOJ, sparred with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
The White House suspended his press credentials in November 2018 after a testy exchange with Trump at a news conference.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The president, irate over Acosta’s and the network’s coverage, often got into testy exchanges with him or berated him at press conferences and other events.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Pam Bondi spars with Sen Adam Schiff at testy confirmation hearing
Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the DOJ, sparred with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
The White House suspended his press credentials in November 2018 after a testy exchange with Trump at a news conference.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The president, irate over Acosta’s and the network’s coverage, often got into testy exchanges with him or berated him at press conferences and other events.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Testy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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