testy
Quick to snap
Testy describes someone who is easily irritated or quick to take offense.
A testy reply snaps back with impatience.
The word suggests a short fuse rather than deep anger—someone testy is prickly and prone to small flare-ups: He gets testy when he's hungry.
The mood is often temporary rather than a fixed personality trait.
Irritable in temperament
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- snappyQuick and clever
- peevishHabitually fretful
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
tetchy · cantankerous · grouchy · irascible · short-tempered · snappish · fractious · cross
Easily upset or offended
- oversensitiveExcessively prone to offense
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
reactive · hypersensitive · volatile · temperamental · bristly · quick-tempered
grumpy
Irritable in temperament
petulant · tetchy · cantankerous · grouchy · irascible · short-tempered · snappish · fractious · cross · exasperated
touchy
Easily upset or offended
- oversensitiveExcessively prone to offense
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- pricklySpiny or irritable
defensive · reactive · hypersensitive · volatile · temperamental · bristly · quick-tempered
restless
Unable to be still
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
annoyed · irritated · hasty · jittery · fidgety · snappish · brusque · curt · abrupt · huffy
- easily offendedtouchy, sensitive, prickly, defensive, huffy
- hot-temperedhotheaded, quick-tempered, hair-trigger, fiery, volatile
- irritabilitycranky, grouchy, grumpy, irritated, annoyed
- irritatingannoying, aggravating, bothersome, exasperating, frustrating
- unfriendlyunfriendly, hostile, cold, cool, distant
testypatient
Able to wait calmly
even-tempered · easygoing · good-tempered · unflappable · placid
testygood-natured
Having a friendly temperament
amiable · good-humored · affable · genial · pleasant
- courtroom testimonySworn statements in trial
- emissions testingMeasuring vehicle exhaust pollutants
- testing the watersPreliminary assessment of reception
- DNA testingAnalyzing hereditary material
- tested the watersExplored before deciding
- taste testingEvaluating flavor through consumption
tested, testing, testimony, tester, untested, testify, testimonial, testily, testiness