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Testy vs Westy - What's the difference?

testy | westy |

As adjectives the difference between testy and westy

is that testy is easily annoyed, irritable while westy is (obsolete) waste; desert or westy can be (dialectal) dizzy, giddy, confused.

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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    westy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) westi, . See (l).

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Waste; desert.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin obscure. Probably from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (dialectal) Dizzy, giddy, confused.
    • Whiles he lies wallowing, with a westy head — Joseph Hall.
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