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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Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to reports that President Donald Trump had paused military assistance to Kyiv following his testy White House exchange with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The massing of force along the 2,000-mile border comes during a testy moment in the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump has a testy exchange with Maine's governor of transgender athletes in an event with governors at the White House.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
Navigating a swirling, testy pit at a punk show is not an especially peaceful endeavor, especially with a camera.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The massing of force along the 2,000-mile border comes during a testy moment in the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump has a testy exchange with Maine's governor of transgender athletes in an event with governors at the White House.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
Navigating a swirling, testy pit at a punk show is not an especially peaceful endeavor, especially with a camera.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for testy
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“Testy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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