testier
Increasingly short-tempered lately
Testier is the comparative form of testy, meaning more irritable or quick-tempered.
Someone who hasn't slept becomes testier than usual.
He grew testier as the meeting dragged on.
The word suggests a low threshold for annoyance rather than outright anger.
Ill-tempered and peevish
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- irascibleProne to outbursts
- peevishHabitually fretful
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
touchy · snappy · cantankerous · choleric · cross · fretful · grouchy · querulous
cranky
Ill-tempered and peevish
petulant · touchy · snappy · cantankerous · choleric · cross · fretful · grouchy · querulous · short-tempered
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
jittery · antsy · twitchy · flustered · on-edge · wound-up · keyed-up · overwrought · frazzled · high-strung
tense
Strained or nervous
overwrought · pressured · anxious · uptight · stretched · brittle · volatile · reactive · hypersensitive · defensive
- emissions testingMeasuring vehicle exhaust pollutants
- testing the watersPreliminary assessment of reception
- DNA testingAnalyzing hereditary material
- taste testingEvaluating flavor through consumption
- animal testingExperiments on living creatures
- drug testingAnalysis for illicit substances