Adjective: testy (testier,testiest) te-stee
- Easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly testy young man";
- cranky [informal], fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish [N. Amer, informal], pettish, petulant, scratchy, tetchy, techy, pouty, narky [Brit, slang]
Derived forms: testiest, testier
See also: ill-natured
Encyclopedia: Testy