testy

Other forms of testy

comparative or superlative

testier

comparative or superlative

testiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about testy

What does testy mean?

testy means "easily irritated or annoyed".

How many syllables are in testy?

testy has 2 syllables: tes-ty. The stress falls on "tes". In IPA it is /ˈtɛsti/.

What is another word for testy?

Close synonyms include cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is testy a common word?

testy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.