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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTesty
/ˈtɛsti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Easily irritated or annoyed.
"After a long day at work, he became quite testy with his colleagues." - 2
Characterized by impatience or irritability.
"The testy customer demanded to speak to the manager."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'testy' originates from the late Middle English term 'testy', which is derived from the Old French 'testu', meaning 'irritable' or 'touchy'. The evolution of its meaning reflects a shift from a general sense of being easily provoked to a more specific connotation of being irritable or short-tempered.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Testy" is said worldwide
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irritable
Transliteration: irritable
"Après une longue journée, il est devenu très irritable."
reizbar
Transliteration: reizbar
"Nach einem langen Tag wurde er ziemlich reizbar."
irritabile
Transliteration: irritabile
"Dopo una lunga giornata, è diventato piuttosto irritabile."
irritable
Transliteration: irritable
"Después de un largo día, se volvió bastante irritable."
irritável
Transliteration: irritável
"Depois de um longo dia, ele ficou bastante irritável."
चिड़चिड़ा
Transliteration: chidhchidhā
"लंबे दिन के बाद, वह काफी चिड़चिड़ा हो गया।"
易怒的
Transliteration: yì nù de
"经过漫长的一天，他变得相当易怒。"
짜증내는
Transliteration: jjajeungnaeneun
"긴 하루를 보낸 후 그는 꽤 짜증내게 되었다."
イライラした
Transliteration: iraira shita
"長い一日の後、彼はかなりイライラした。"
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