testy
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Dear Amy: "Testy Traveler" reported being bothered by her chatty seatmate, resulting in her writing a snarky text from her airplane seat, which the seatmate saw, causing a confrontation.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
Testy relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia have also undercut a coherent regional response to the Islamic State, which wants to destabilize both governments.
From Washington Times • Jul. 6, 2016
General in Afghanistan Under Fire for Testy Magazine Profile The top commander in Afghanistan, and his team, describe their diplomatic and political counterparts in robust terms in a Rolling Stone profile.
From Newsweek • Jun. 22, 2010
The baritone Timothy Nolen, a veteran character actor, knew just what to do to make Testy ever more despicable.
From New York Times • May 30, 2010
Nah Testy, see tha behaves thisen' for this may be a turnin' point i' thy life as weel as mine.
From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John
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