testy

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Easily annoyed, irritable.
2. adjective Marked by impatience or ill humor.

   He made testy remarks.

Similar words

ill-natured pettish peevish tetchy irritable petulant nettlesome fractious peckish cranky

Often followed by

and old with when about at as exchange mood

Word family

testier testiest testily testiness testinesses