testier
Meaning of testier
adjective, comparative adjective
- easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered.
his testy, disapproving father
she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity
late Middle English (in the sense ‘headstrong, impetuous’): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste ‘head’, from Latin testa ‘shell’.
Information about testier
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Hyphenation of testier
testier
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- testier is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
testier synonyms
Meaning bad-tempered and irritable:
Meaning having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper:
Meaning having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed:
Meaning irritable and bad-tempered:
Meaning having or showing a tendency to be easily angered:
Meaning having or showing an irritable disposition:
Meaning irritable:
Meaning bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative:
Meaning annoyed:
Meaning (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome:
Meaning unpleasant or unenjoyable:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) childishly bad-tempered and petulant:
Meaning bad-tempered:
Meaning readily expressing anger or irritation:
Meaning (of a person) ready to take offence:
Meaning (of a person) irritable and sharp-tongued:
Meaning having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked:
Meaning easily upset or offended; oversensitive:
Meaning (especially of a fabric or garment) having a rough, uncomfortable texture and tending to cause itching or discomfort:
Meaning (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures:
Meaning (especially of an old person) easily irritated:
Meaning slightly ill, as though having a disordered liver:
Meaning bad-tempered; spiteful:
Meaning bad-tempered or irritable:
Meaning (of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite:
Meaning irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish:
Meaning (of a person) touchy and defensive, especially on account of having a grievance or a sense of inferiority:
Meaning irritable and bad-tempered; grumpy; complaining:
Meaning bad-tempered; irritable:
Meaning bad-tempered or annoyed:
Meaning bad-tempered and argumentative:
Meaning rich in or covered with egg:
Meaning hungry:
Meaning like a snake in appearance; long and sinuous:
Meaning easily annoyed or irritated:
Anagrams of testier
Eistert, streite, teretis, Trieste
Words that rhyme with testier
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