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In the manner of someone who is testy.
"Not at all", he replied testily, his voice dripping with sarcasm at having been interrupted.
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testily — testy ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily irritated; irritable. DERIVATIVES testily adverb testiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «headstrong, impetuous»: from Old French teste head … English terms dictionary
testily — adverb in a petulant manner (Freq. 1) he said testily; Go away! • Syn: ↑irritably, ↑petulantly, ↑pettishly • Derived from adjective: ↑pettish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
testily — adverb see testy … New Collegiate Dictionary
testily — See testy. * * * … Universalium
testily — adv. short temperedly, angrily, irritably, touchily … English contemporary dictionary
testily — tes·ti·ly … English syllables
testily — See: testy … English dictionary
testy — testily, adv. testiness, n. /tes tee/, adj., testier, testiest. irritably impatient; touchy. [1325 75; late ME testi, alter. of MF testu headstrong; r. ME testif < MF. See TEST2, IVE] Syn. tetchy, edgy, snappish, cross, irascible. See irritable.… … Universalium
irritably — adverb 1. in a petulant manner (Freq. 3) he said testily; Go away! • Syn: ↑testily, ↑petulantly, ↑pettishly • Derived from adjective: ↑pettish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pettishly — adverb in a petulant manner he said testily; Go away! • Syn: ↑testily, ↑irritably, ↑petulantly • Derived from adjective: ↑pettish, ↑petulant (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
