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Testy vs Waspish - What's the difference?

testy | waspish |

As adjectives the difference between testy and waspish

is that testy is easily annoyed, irritable while waspish is suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.

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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    waspish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
  • Spiteful or irascible.

    • Synonyms

    * (spiteful or irascible) irascible, spiteful