testy

Adjective Satellite

easily irritated or annoyed

Adj

Easily annoyed, irritable.
Marked by impatience or ill humor.

Adjective

Easily annoyed or irritable; peevish.

Examples

A few bad tile draws can make even the calmest player feel testy.
He made testy remarks.

Origin / Etymology

Middle English testif (“headstrong”), from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Compare modern French tête (“head”), têtu (“stubborn”).

Synonyms

cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, tetchy, touchy

Scrabble Score: 8

testy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
testy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
testy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

testy: valid Words With Friends Word