testier; testiest
1
: easily annoyed : irritable
2
: marked by impatience or ill humor
testy remarks
Examples of testy in a Sentence
that coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time
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This is a testy day for romance.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
The only other testy line of inquiry pressured Altman to admit that as CEO of OpenAI’s for-profit and nonprofit arms, Altman had no oversight.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Mahan’s campaign spliced together a video of Becerra with one of Porter being testy with a reporter that went viral.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
The testy exchange occurred at an annual Senate committee budget hearing featuring Patel and other senior law enforcement leaders.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
The only other testy line of inquiry pressured Altman to admit that as CEO of OpenAI’s for-profit and nonprofit arms, Altman had no oversight.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Mahan’s campaign spliced together a video of Becerra with one of Porter being testy with a reporter that went viral.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
The testy exchange occurred at an annual Senate committee budget hearing featuring Patel and other senior law enforcement leaders.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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“Testy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testy. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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