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Testy vs Shirty - What's the difference?

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Testy is a related term of shirty.


As adjectives the difference between testy and shirty

is that testy is easily annoyed, irritable while shirty is (informal) ill-tempered or annoyed.

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

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    shirty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Ill-tempered or annoyed.
    • I didn't ask my father for money, figuring he'd get shirty about it since I had quit school and had no job.
  • * 1897 , :
    • "You ain't shirty 'cause I kissed yer last night?"
    "I'm not shirty ; but it was pretty cool, considerin' like as I didn't know yer."

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