Words and phrases that have a meaning related to testy: (142 results)
Often used in the same context:
acrimonious, tense, tetchy, prickly, rancorous, snippy, contentious, heated, chummy, fractious, combative, touchy, dicey, cordial, antagonistic, frosty, rocky, chippy, feisty, tempestuous, bitter, exasperated, angry, uneasy, curt, confrontational, stormy, awkward, raucous, agitated, brusque, cantankerous, nasty, messy, snappish, vitriolic, terse, tumultuous, sour, effusive, adversarial, cranky, antsy, jocular, bumpy, impatient, acerbic, strained, chaotic, uncivil, fiery, argumentative, ugly, frayed, huffy, temperamental, barbed, boisterous, tangled, quarrelsome, winded, bristled, accusatory, irate, jovial, tenuous, shaky, caustic, slanging match, tough, indignant, pugnacious, uncomfortable, impassioned, unforthcoming, spiteful, ticklish, spirited, peeved, loquacious, thorny, irascible, belligerent, petulant, unkind, unseemly, bizarre, embarrassing, furious, truculent, intemperate, incredulous, disputatious, grumpy, ornery, cagey, teary, murkier, rough, sloppy, undiplomatic, surly, cheerful, close, cool, crafty, dear, fond, free, grand, hard, hearty, heavy, keen, merry, near, queer, quick, rude, sensible, stead, facetious, querulous, censorious, peevish, choleric, gruff, flippant, sarcastic, flirtatious, jocose, noncommittal, cheery, churlish, despondent, dour
Synonyms:
Also try:ill-natured, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, pettish, techy
— Nouns for testy: man, voice, mood, tone, gentleman, humor, reply, exchange, fellow, humour, relationship, more...
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