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testy
adjective as in irritable, touchy
Example Sentences
Yes, he had been, not surprisingly, a bit testy when Gore called to withdraw his concession, and many questioned, and continue to question, the legitimacy of the final outcome.
The half-hour interview with Baier, Harris’ first formal sit-down with the cable channel, took place amid a media blitz by the Democratic nominee, and was testy at times.
“My opponent supports President Trump,” she said in the first of two testy debates the pair held last week.
“We see him start to develop some of that sense of humor and warmth and and, at times, testy annoyance with these creatures, but it’s always under girded by a deep love.”
In an unusually testy meeting, supervisors directed lawyers to draft a charter amendment that would nearly double the size of the five-member board and create an elected position to oversee day-to-day operations.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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