testy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛsti/

adjective (testier, testiest)

  • easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered: his testy, disapproving father she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity

Derivatives

testily

adverb

testiness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'headstrong, impetuous'): from Anglo-Norman French testif, from Old French teste 'head', from Latin testa 'shell'