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Discontented vs Testy - What's the difference?

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Discontented is a related term of testy.


As adjectives the difference between discontented and testy

is that discontented is experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction while testy is easily annoyed, irritable.

discontented

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction.
    • After her injury, Alice was a discontented woman.
  • Of or pertaining to discontent.
    • He lived a discontented life.
  • * 1912 , :
    • Clara, like many self-willed and discontented persons, was really very apt, without knowing it, to do as other people told her, and to let her destiny be decided for her by intelligences much below her own.

    testy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Easily annoyed, irritable.
  • Marked by impatience or ill humor.
    • He made testy remarks.

    Derived terms

    * testily * testiness

    Synonyms

    * touchy * tetchy

    See also

    * heady * teston

    Anagrams

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