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Definition of Testiness
1. Noun. Feeling easily irritated.
Exact synonyms: Tetchiness, Touchiness
Generic synonyms: Choler, Crossness, Fretfulness, Fussiness, Irritability, Peevishness, Petulance
Derivative terms: Testy, Tetchy, Touchy
Generic synonyms: Choler, Crossness, Fretfulness, Fussiness, Irritability, Peevishness, Petulance
Derivative terms: Testy, Tetchy, Touchy
Definition of Testiness
1. n. The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.
Definition of Testiness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being testy. ¹
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Definition of Testiness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Testiness
Literary usage of Testiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of by Roger North (1826)
"... withstanding his uncontrollable testiness and perverse humours, did the king
very good service.*— The Marquis, formerly Sir Henry Savile of the North, ..."