testily
1
7.6
- adverb
- /ˈtɛstɪli/
:
irritadamente
- "I am not going to reactivate the system until you are out of there," Kaddiri said testily.
- said testily
- replied testily
- told him testily
Examples
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"Why must you be so shy?" Lirrel answered testily, standing up.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Why'd you marry him in the first place?" I asked my mother testily on the phone one day.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Why do you keep asking me about the money?" he testily asks a reporter.
Academic text (2006) -
Why did you do that?" the old man sitting beside them said testily.
Fiction book (1994) -
The drink sloshes, and the man turns testily to face him.
Fiction book (1994) -
"You sound experienced," I said testily, knotting my fingers.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The point," Arthur said testily, "was you were supposed to strut."
Fiction book (1994) -
"Come in, come in," said Mr. Shevvington testily, worried now about his wallpaper and his carpet getting wet.
Fiction book (1990) -
I cannot see "between my eyes and the end of my nose," Thoreau complains testily in his Journal (1852).
Academic text (2003) -
"Why didn't you call me?" he asked, more testily than he intended.
Synonyms
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
2
8.1
In a childish, annoyed way that shows impatience
1
8.1
In an annoyed, grumpy way
1
3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
1
6.6
In a worried and restless way
1
7.2
In an annoyed way that shows you are very tired of something
1
7.8
To act in an annoyed or offended way
In an annoyed and impatient way
In a childish bad-tempered way about small things
In an easily annoyed way
In an annoyed or frustrated way
In a short, sharp way that shows annoyance
In a short, angry way
In an annoyed way that shows irritation or anger
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
In a bad mood and complaining
Acting angrily and impatiently
In an angry and unpleasant way that shows annoyance
In an annoying way that bothers other people
In an angry way that shows someone gets annoyed easily
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Testily comes from the adjective testy plus the ending -ly, which makes it describe how something is done. Testy comes from an old French word meaning 'head' or 'headstrong', so someone testy gets annoyed quickly, and testily means 'in an annoyed or impatient way'.