testy

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Middle English testif (headstrong), from Old French testu, from teste (head) + -u. Compare modern French tête (head), têtu (stubborn).

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testy (comparative testier, superlative testiest)

  1. Easily annoyed, irritable.
  2. Marked by impatience or ill humor.
    He made testy remarks.
    • 2022 August 24, Kevin Roose, “We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Otherwise, we could end up with a repeat of what happened with social media companies after the 2016 election — a collision of Silicon Valley power and Washington ignorance, which resulted in nothing but gridlock and testy hearings.

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