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Meaning of "testy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TESTY

From Anglo-Norman testif headstrong, from Old French teste head, from Late Latin testa skull, from Latin: shell.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TESTY

testy  [ˈtɛstɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TESTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Testy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TESTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of testy in the English dictionary

The definition of testy in the dictionary is irritable or touchy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TESTY


bestie
ˈbɛstɪ
busty
ˈbʌstɪ
chesty
ˈtʃɛstɪ
Christie
ˈkrɪstɪ
Christy
ˈkrɪstɪ
dusty
ˈdʌstɪ
dynasty
ˈdɪnəstɪ
festy
ˈfɛstɪ
honesty
ˈɒnɪstɪ
misty
ˈmɪstɪ
nasty
ˈnɑːstɪ
pesty
ˈpɛstɪ
resty
ˈrɛstɪ
rusty
ˈrʌstɪ
sixty
ˈsɪkstɪ
tasty
ˈteɪstɪ
teste
ˈtɛstɪ
Tibesti
tɪˈbɛstɪ
westie
ˈwɛstɪ
zesty
ˈzɛstɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TESTY

testimonial
testimonialise
testimonialize
testimonies
testimony
testiness
testing
testing bench
testing ground
testing station
testis
teston
testoon
testosterone
testrill
testudinal
testudinary
testudines
testudo

WORDS THAT END LIKE TESTY

amnesty
bheesty
crusty
dishonesty
feisty
frosty
hasty
immodesty
lese-majesty
lusty
majesty
modesty
pasty
sty
thirsty
toasty
travesty
trusty
twisty
vasty

Synonyms and antonyms of testy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TESTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «testy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of testy

Translation of «testy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TESTY

Find out the translation of testy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of testy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «testy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暴躁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irritable
570 millions of speakers

English

testy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिड़चिड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سريع الغضب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вспыльчивым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irritável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খিট্খিটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grincheux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Testy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gereizt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短気な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퉁명스러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Testy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay giận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுப்பான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परीक्षेत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asabi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stizzoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

testy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запальним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

țâfnos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

testy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knorrige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Amper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of testy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TESTY»

The term «testy» is very widely used and occupies the 13.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TESTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about testy

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QUOTES WITH «TESTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word testy.
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Matt Lauer
It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TESTY»

Discover the use of testy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to testy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oliver Optic's Magazine: Our Boys and Girls ...
My poor uncle I Testy. (Outside, R.} O, murder! Murder! Tim 1 Tim ! Tim. The ould gint. Begorra, here's a row ! Cooming, cooming, sir, yer honor. [Exit, R. Fred. My uncle! I'll slip away. His new broom has made a clean sweep here. Wonder how ...
Oliver Optic, William Taylor Adams, 1868
2
Dicks' standard plays
assaulted and battered on the Queen's highway, and submit thereto without a remedy. Quiet. Certainly not. Who assaulted you ? Testy. Who? Damme, that's too bad! WhoP— who? Why, yon— you living frontispiece of the Sewgate Calendar !
John Thomas Dicks, 1883
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In the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern ...
Testy, pp. 259-260; Gov. Ex., 142; Gov. Ex's, pp. 315 to 319; Gov. Ex., 157; Gov. Ex's, pp. 328- 329; Gov. Ex., 158; Gov. Ex's, pp. 330-331; Ex. 159, Gov. Ex's, pp. 340 to 380; Gov. Tety, pp. 580-581; Ex's 160 and 161; Gov. Ex's, pp. 381 to 391 ...
‎1907
4
Case and Exceptions on Appeal from Judgment and Order ...
were not, to report to some officer of the plaintiff. (Nash's Testy.; fols. 97-99, 131- 133. Mead's Testy.; fols. 530, 542-543, 548. Nichols' Testy.; fols. 646- 647.) This rule had been in existence at least ten years prior to February 9th, 1891. (Nash's  ...
‎1896
5
The Ladies' Home Magazine
TESTY. What are you laughing at, miss? NAN. There, Uncle Larry, [comet up to him coaxingly,] don't be cross ! I'll tell you where they are. You know how you always scolded about the dog next door, who barked all night. Well, I only tied the  ...
‎1859
6
The Literary Magnet of the Belles Lettres, Science, and the ...
Testy : ' I hope that Gemman is not coming for to go to be arter singing all night ; I always enjoys a nap in travelling ; singing may be very agreeable for the first mile .'— Quiverton : " 'Twas within a mile of Edinburgh town, in the rosy time of the ...
‎1825
7
Arthur's Illustrated Home Magazine
Testy. What are you laughing at, miss ' Nan. There, Uncle Larry, [comes up to him coaxingly, ] don't he cross I I'll tell you where they are. You know how yon always scolded about the dog next door, who barked all night. Well, I only tied the ...
‎1859
8
The American Domestic Cyclopædia: A Volume of Universal ...
Testy. You've not seen Dora yet ? Poor girl I her nerves received a dreadful shook this morning. Sapid. I'm sorry to hear that. {Aside.) I wonder how they'll bear the second shock — the appearance of my right optic ? Tesly. I'd advise you to say ...
‎1890
9
Parlor Acting Charades: Intended Solely for Performance in ...
Mb. Testy. And so, you have lost my spectacles, yon good-for-nothing Nan. Don't scold, uncle ! You can sleep in peace tonight. I've deprived you of your howling neighbor. Enter Mes. Testy. Mrs. Testy. Oh, dear me ! dear me ! Nan. What's the ...
Sarah Annie Frost, 1876
10
A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to ...
From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty; Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric  ...
Washington Irving, 1868

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TESTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term testy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ted Cruz Gets Testy With John Kerry, Ernest Moniz Over Iran Deal
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz grew visibly annoyed on Wednesday when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Joe Maddon wears catcher's mask to presser after reporters get 'testy'
After two media members reportedly had a spat during an interview with general manager Jed Hoyer on Friday, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon showed up ... «SI.com, Jul 15»
3
Artificial Intelligence Machine Gets Testy With Its Programmer
Researchers have shown that machines are inching closer to self-learning, and perhaps even copping a little attitude. Over at Google GOOGL +0.12%, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
4
'Testy Fest' Returns to Virginia Square
“The Montana State Society would like to invite you to have a ball (literally!) at the 11th annual D.C. Testy Fest, 'Where Big Balls Meet The Beltway,'” said a press ... «ARL now, Jun 15»
5
Blackhawks, Ducks getting testy in Western Conference finals
Blackhawks, Ducks getting testy in Western Conference finals. Patrick Kane on the Blackhawks' 2OT victory. Patrick Kane reacts to the Blackhawks' ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
6
A testy McCain defends border bill
WASHINGTON – After testy exchanges involving Sen. John McCain, the Senate Homeland Security Committee approved his legislation to give Border Patrol ... «azcentral.com, May 15»
7
One year on, Thailand's testy coup leader battles dictator label
BANGKOK The last two times Thailand's army grabbed control, in 2006 and 2014, fortune teller Warin Buawiratlert called it, informing the would-be junta ahead ... «Reuters UK, Apr 15»
8
CNN's Dana Bash to Paul: Can You Avoid Getting Testy with Female …
To CNN's Dana Bash, Paul denied any gendered difference in how he approached interviewers, but insisted that he needed a chance to resist the ... «Mediaite, Apr 15»
9
Steve Kroft gets testy when asked about mistress
TV journalist Steve Kroft got a taste of his own medicine when he was hit with an ambush interview about his leggy mistress Friday night on the Upper West Side. «Page Six, Apr 15»
10
Media thirsty for 'testy' Rand Paul stories trips, flails over bogus claim …
News media eagerly claimed Friday that a supposedly irate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., had "stormed out" of an interview with the Guardian, with his staff even ... «Washington Examiner, Apr 15»

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