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Vexed vs Testy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between vexed and testy

is that vexed is annoyed, irritated or distressed while testy is easily annoyed, irritable.

As a verb vexed

is past tense of vex.

vexed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • annoyed, irritated or distressed
    • She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
  • much debated, discussed or disputed
    • the vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date

    Quotations

    * 1990 — , Eric , p 72 *: He would be left in no doubt that they were annoyed. He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (vex)

    • 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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