TESTY Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

testy

adjective

ˈte-stē

Definition of testy

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 With more testy and volatile negotiations sure to come once Johnson presents his full budget proposal next month, the mayor’s $401 million pitch might not stick. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Are the rush lines to get into a screening particularly testy? — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 That challenge was shot down by the commissioners at the end of a testy hearing on Thursday. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026 Targeting Chinese banks or other institutions could invite retaliation that jeopardizes the two superpowers’ testy trade detente, which began last year after a volatile tariff war. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for testy

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Murray says her own experience has made her more understanding when female colleagues seem more tired or irritable than usual, particularly when the behavior is out of character.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
Could be because for much of the running time, Abrams’ Jay Gardiner is up against what looks like a very large irritable sphincter.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of irritable

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Hundreds of people in Toledo, Ohio, remain evacuated from their homes as officials work to resolve a fiery chemical leak that began Tuesday.

— Lana Zak, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Here was the humble trade unionist, born into extreme poverty, standing up as a fiery-eyed tribune of the workers.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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