Short-tempered vs Testy - What's the difference?
short-tempered | testy | Related terms |
Of or pertaining to a person who is easily angered, who is known to frequently lose his or her temper.
Easily annoyed, irritable.
Marked by impatience or ill humor.
Short-tempered is a related term of testy.
As adjectives the difference between short-tempered and testy
is that short-tempered is of or pertaining to a person who is easily angered, who is known to frequently lose his or her temper while testy is easily annoyed, irritable.short-tempered
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She is so short-tempered that people avoid her company.
Synonyms
* hotheaded * quick-temperedAntonyms
* cool (in the sense of calm or relaxed) * cool-headed * even-temperedtesty
English
Adjective
(er)- He made testy remarks.