Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being testy; irascibility; petulance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or quality of being
testy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun feeling easily irritated
Etymologies
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Examples
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Anyone watching that video knows that what was termed 'testiness' was a totally overwrought editorializing.
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He notes that there was a lot of "testiness" between Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez in Texas and Gammons wonders how Teixeira will handle the high expectations that come with playing in New York
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He notes that there was a lot of "testiness" between Teixeira and
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I don't know how much of this "testiness" Gammons saw himself but I don't like to hear gossip or hearsay coming from him.
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Beyond the past testiness in their relationship, the two also offer notably different campaign approaches.
GOP Leaders Bring Some Bad Blood to Race Patrick O'Connor 2011
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Beneath the testiness and the hunger for vengeance lurks an essentially gentle, bookish spirit; and this pays off handsomely at the end when he places a loving hand on Ariel's shoulder to release him from captivity.
The Tempest - review 2011
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Ike commandeered that technological wonder of the age, the remote-control channel selector, and sniped with Mamie about what a young person like David wanted to watch on T.V. as he tried to steer clear of their testiness.
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: The Ex-President Inside Out and Always Centered, Revealed by His Grandson Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2010
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Ike commandeered that technological wonder of the age, the remote-control channel selector, and sniped with Mamie about what a young person like David wanted to watch on T.V. as he tried to steer clear of their testiness.
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: The Ex-President Inside Out and Always Centered, Revealed by His Grandson Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2010
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Ike commandeered that technological wonder of the age, the remote-control channel selector, and sniped with Mamie about what a young person like David wanted to watch on T.V. as he tried to steer clear of their testiness.
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: The Ex-President Inside Out and Always Centered, Revealed by His Grandson Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2010
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Finally, President Obama has raised eyebrows and invited derision for his perceived thin skin and testiness with regard to his media coverage in this crisis.
Elizabeth Bisbee Silber: Obama, the Oil Spill and the American Psyche 2010
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