Word "TESTY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
easily irritated or annoyed
Synonyms:
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, tetchy

Crossword Clues for TESTY

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Narked off, say The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 26 Sep 2025
On edge Universal 08 Sep 2025
Irritable Thomas Joseph 25 Aug 2025
On edge LA Times Daily 21 Aug 2025
Irascible, short-tempered The Times Concise 19 Aug 2025
Short-tempered New York Times 11 Aug 2025
Easily irritated Commuter 05 Aug 2025
Best left alone
After setback, truly disheartened and irritable (5)
Irritable Universal 26 Jun 2025
Irritable New York Times 24 Jun 2025
Easily annoyed USA Today 21 Jun 2025
In an irritable mood New York Times 16 Jun 2025
Irritable Wall Street Journal 14 Jun 2025
Not in the mood for any funny business
Ill-tempered Premier Sunday 08 Jun 2025
Bad-tempered The Times Sunday Concise 08 Jun 2025
Irritable Eugene Sheffer 31 May 2025
Petulant LA Times Daily 16 May 2025
Mostly set up and easily upset (5)
Ready to snap, say
Irritable jury's conclusion after trial
Trial, yes, becomes touchy (5)
Snappish Thomas Joseph 17 Apr 2025
Like someone who is "hangry" USA Today 08 Apr 2025
Cantankerous The Telegraph Plusword 22 Mar 2025
Obviously apt to be trying (5)
Cross River Wye The Times Cryptic 12 Mar 2025
Easily annoyed New York Times 03 Mar 2025
Irritable The Telegraph Mini 03 Mar 2025
Irritable as one could be about exams? (5)
Touchy; like an exam? The Telegraph Mini 02 Mar 2025
Cross, ready to return the toy: nothing to lose (5)
Inclined to be bad-tempered, like an international match?
Irritable; rather like an exam? The Telegraph Plusword 03 Feb 2025
Peevish LA Times Mini 24 Jan 2025
Short-tempered Universal 24 Jan 2025
Cross examination before the end of the day (5)
Having a short fuse USA Today 09 Jan 2025
Penultimate exam making you grumpy? (5)
Peevish Premier Sunday 05 Jan 2025
Snappish Thomas Joseph 14 Dec 2024
Short-tempered youth-leader on trial first (5)
In a foul mood Newsday 11 Dec 2024
About the street, still upset and irritable (5)
Cantankerous New York Times Mini 10 Dec 2024
Irritable on examination? (5)
Irritable; like an exam? The Telegraph Plusword 03 Dec 2024
Peevish Thomas Joseph 29 Nov 2024
Apt to snap Newsday 28 Nov 2024
Cross examine many when the man is rubbed out (5)
Irritable Thomas Joseph 26 Nov 2024
Grumpy when exam's unknown (5) Puzzler Cryptic 14 Nov 2024
Irritable Thomas Joseph 08 Nov 2024
Grumpy with the match at the close of play (5)
A trial and you start to get irritable (5)
An examination and why it makes one so irritable (5)
Bad-tempered Mirror Quick 26 Oct 2024
Grumpy at the empty pen Mirror Cryptic 26 Oct 2024
After an exam, the young are irritable (5)
Describing the examination candidate in ill-humour (5)
Quarrelsome The Telegraph Mini 19 Oct 2024
Peevish Universal 18 Oct 2024
Impatient and somewhat bad-tempered (5)
Irritable USA Today 08 Oct 2024
Irritable or touchy (5)
Apt to be trying (5)
Grumpy during trial at the end of the day
Easily annoyed Commuter 09 Sep 2024
An irritable "Try a ponytail" (5)
Snappish Thomas Joseph 16 Aug 2024
Irritable The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Jul 2024
In a mean mood Newsday 17 Jul 2024
Irritable Thomas Joseph 11 Jul 2024
In a crabby mood Newsday 18 Jun 2024
Irritable, crabby (5)
Irritated about exam? (5)
After a setback they lost heart, becoming irritable (5)
In no mood for joking
Likely to snap under pressure (5)
Irritable USA Today 23 May 2024
In a crabby mood Newsday 21 May 2024
Short tempered LA Times Daily 18 May 2024
Grouchy USA Today 11 May 2024
Impatient and ill-tempered New York Times Mini 10 May 2024
The United States typically gets cranky (5)
Snappish New York Times 05 May 2024
Tryingly irritable (5)
Cantankerous LA Times Daily 27 Apr 2024
During contest you were easily annoyed (5)
Easily irritated Commuter 24 Apr 2024
Are trying and you start to get irritable (5)
At the close of play, the match is ill-humoured
Irritable, quarrelsome The Times Concise 18 Apr 2024
In an irritable mood Newsday 15 Apr 2024
In a bad mood Newsday 09 Apr 2024
Apt to snap Newsday 05 Apr 2024
Describing short-tempered examination candidate? (5)
On edge Universal 30 Mar 2024
Running out of patience, perhaps
Easily irritated New York Times 10 Mar 2024
Tryingly peevish? (5)
Peevish about England's cricket performance? (5)
Examine why they're so irritable
Cross-examine? Yes! (5)
Examine it? Why? You make me so irritable!
Irritable in an unfortunate style (5)
Close to snapping, maybe
Irritable, touchy (5)
Trying to be touchy? (5)
Is a trial and you start to get cross (5)
Examine why they're so irritable (5)
Irritable Wall Street Journal 02 Jan 2024
Peevish LA Times Daily 02 Jan 2024
Easily irritated The Telegraph Quick 01 Jan 2024
Irascible in resolute style (5)
Some ornate style that makes us irritable
Before close of play, big match is liable to boil over
Short-tempered because of penultimate trial? (5) Puzzler Cryptic 02 Dec 2023
Like someone with a short fuse USA Today 10 Nov 2023
Irritable The Telegraph Quick 08 Nov 2023
Apt to snap Universal 08 Nov 2023
Irritable Thomas Joseph 05 Oct 2023
Irritable USA Today 30 Sep 2023
Irritable Thomas Joseph 06 Sep 2023
Exam with Open University leaving you grumpy The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Jul 2023
Short movie sent up Animal House The Guardian Cryptic 25 Jul 2023
Easily irked Newsday 23 Jul 2023
Quick to start in, perhaps New York Times 20 Jul 2023
Peevish Newsday 09 Jul 2023
Easily made irritable Family Time 09 Jul 2023
On edge LA Times Daily 19 Jun 2023
Short-tempered LA Times Daily 29 May 2023
Easily annoyed Universal 03 Apr 2023
Short-tempered Newsday 03 Apr 2023
Easily put out New York Times 17 Mar 2023
Irritable Thomas Joseph 13 Feb 2023
In a cranky mood Newsday 06 Feb 2023
Impatient and irritable Universal 03 Feb 2023
Easily irritated Universal 21 Jan 2023
On a short fuse, say Universal 19 Jan 2023
Peevish New York Times 18 Dec 2022
Short-tempered Newsday 06 Dec 2022
In an irritable mood Newsday 29 Nov 2022
Irritable Wall Street Journal 19 Nov 2022
In a bad mood Newsday 09 Nov 2022
Easily angered USA Today 28 Oct 2022
Miffed Wall Street Journal 13 Oct 2022
Peevish Thomas Joseph 24 Sep 2022
Irritable Thomas Joseph 08 Sep 2022
Irritable USA Today 31 Aug 2022
Snappish Thomas Joseph 04 Aug 2022
Easily irritated USA Today 12 Jun 2022
Easily annoyed USA Today 11 May 2022
Easily irritated Newsday 03 May 2022
Easy to irritate Universal 18 Apr 2022
Peevish Thomas Joseph 09 Apr 2022
In a grouchy mood Newsday 07 Mar 2022
Short-tempered
Easily annoyed Wall Street Journal 26 Jan 2022
Irritable Thomas Joseph 25 Jan 2022
Peevish Thomas Joseph 18 Jan 2022
Short-tempered Universal 17 Dec 2021
Irritable Thomas Joseph 30 Nov 2021
Snappish Thomas Joseph 26 Nov 2021
Irritable Eugene Sheffer 24 Nov 2021
Irritable LA Times Daily 21 Nov 2021
Irritable Thomas Joseph 03 Nov 2021
Peevish Thomas Joseph 15 Oct 2021
Irritable The Washington Post 14 Oct 2021
Irritable LA Times Daily 14 Oct 2021
In a crabby mood Newsday 11 Oct 2021
Irritable Thomas Joseph 25 Sep 2021
Irritable USA Today 13 Sep 2021
Acting peevish Newsday 12 Sep 2021
Snappy as a game of cricket?
Irritable match ending in acrimony
Grouchy on exam day? Family Time 18 Jul 2021
In a bad mood Newsday 21 Jun 2021
Easily angered USA Today 20 May 2021
Ill-tempered USA Today 05 May 2021
Irritable Thomas Joseph 14 Apr 2021
The empty pen is scratchy
Irritable Eugene Sheffer 26 Feb 2021
Prone to irritation The Washington Post Sunday 07 Feb 2021
Short-tempered LA Times Daily 24 Jan 2021
Short-tempered The Washington Post 24 Jan 2021
Easily irritated Newsday 29 Dec 2020
Quick to get defensive, perhaps USA Today 26 Dec 2020
In a crabby mood LA Times Daily 21 Dec 2020
In a crabby mood The Washington Post 21 Dec 2020
On edge Universal 21 Nov 2020
Short-tempered USA Today 25 Oct 2020
In a mean mood Newsday 15 Sep 2020
Easily upset The Telegraph Quick 12 Sep 2020
Quick to snap New York Times 29 Jul 2020
Easily angered The Sun Two Speed 23 Jul 2020
Cross Hampshire river with yankee The Sun Two Speed 23 Jul 2020
Like exchanges with raised voices, perhaps The Washington Post Sunday 19 Jul 2020
Out of sorts The Washington Post 15 Jul 2020
Quick to anger New York Times 09 Jul 2020
Quick to anger USA Today 04 Jul 2020
Irritable New York Times 01 Jul 2020
Apt to snap Wall Street Journal 29 Jun 2020
In a crabby mood Newsday 18 May 2020
Peevish Thomas Joseph 01 May 2020
Irritable The Telegraph Quick 20 Apr 2020
Likely to snap New York Times 03 Apr 2020
Irritable USA Today 16 Mar 2020
Short LA Times Daily 23 Feb 2020
Short The Washington Post 23 Feb 2020
Cross yard following inspection The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Feb 2020
Quick to anger
Ill-tempered Wall Street Journal 28 Dec 2019
Easily irritated
Irritable Wall Street Journal 18 Nov 2019
Maybe oral fluency? Ultimately likely to lose it
Irascible Wall Street Journal 16 Oct 2019
Short-tempered
Cross The Washington Post 30 Aug 2019
Cross LA Times Daily 30 Aug 2019
Quick to get ticked USA Today 19 Aug 2019
Cantankerous The Washington Post 09 Aug 2019
Cantankerous LA Times Daily 09 Aug 2019
Irritable Family Time 14 Jul 2019
In a peevish mood USA Today 12 Jul 2019
Cross in Carmelite style The Sun Two Speed 01 Jul 2019
Easily annoyed Universal 07 Jun 2019
Irritable Newsday 28 May 2019
Cross river close to Romsey
Easily irritated Wall Street Journal 09 Apr 2019
Bad-tempered youth's first after examination The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Jan 2019
Easily irritated
In a peevish mood
Easily annoyed
Easily angered
Irritable
Cross
Irascible
Cantankerous
Quick to get ticked
Peevish New York Times 27 Nov 2018
Cross and on edge Universal 27 Nov 2018
Bad-tempered Wall Street Journal 19 Nov 2018
Irritably impatient New York Times 29 Oct 2018
In a crabby mood USA Today 17 Oct 2018
Grumpy Newsday 30 Sep 2018
Irascible New York Times 12 Sep 2018
Irritable Universal 08 Sep 2018
In a foul mood Newsday 29 Jul 2018
Apt to blow up Newsday 22 Jul 2018
Short-tempered Newsday 21 Jun 2018
Cranky Universal 19 Apr 2018
Quick to complain Newsday 12 Apr 2018
Not to be messed with Newsday 20 Jan 2018
Irascible
Cranky
Cross and on edge
Irritable
Peevish
Irritably impatient
Bad-tempered
In a crabby mood
Truculent Universal 31 Dec 2017
Irritable LA Times Daily 29 Dec 2017
Irritable The Washington Post 29 Dec 2017
Somewhat bad-tempered in exam at end of May Irish Times Crosaire 20 Dec 2017
Choleric Thomas Joseph 24 Nov 2017
Easily vexed The Washington Post Sunday 19 Nov 2017
Easy to anger Universal 05 Oct 2017
Feisty and easy to anger Universal 12 Sep 2017
Easily irked USA Today 03 Aug 2017
Easily ticked off USA Today 14 Jul 2017
Touchy LA Times Daily 09 Jul 2017
Touchy The Washington Post 09 Jul 2017
Easily irritated USA Today 11 May 2017
Cross examination before closing for jury
Irritably impatient Universal 07 Mar 2017
Snappish Thomas Joseph 21 Jan 2017
Short-tempered
Easily irked
Easily irritated
Easily ticked off
Ill-tempered
Irritable
Touchy
Easy to anger
Feisty and easy to anger
Truculent
Easily irritated The Washington Post 04 Dec 2016
Twenty-fifth experiment, perhaps, making one irritable? The Times Cryptic 27 Oct 2016
Easily nettled USA Today 25 Jul 2016
Ill-tempered Universal 25 May 2016
Irritable The Times Concise 15 Mar 2016
Grumpy The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2016
Short-tempered because of penultimate trial? The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2016
Irritable and impatient USA Today 16 Jan 2016
Easily nettled
Ill-tempered
Irritable and impatient
Acting irritable Universal 16 Dec 2015
Easily vexed Family Time 13 Dec 2015
Bad-tempered Newsday 09 Dec 2015
Cross verify missing condition
Short-tempered Universal 19 Nov 2015
On edge LA Times Daily 01 Nov 2015
Short-tempered Wall Street Journal 31 Oct 2015
Ill-humored Eugene Sheffer 18 Aug 2015
Apt to snap New York Times 02 Aug 2015
Easily irked Newsday 01 Jul 2015
In a mean mood USA Today 17 Jun 2015
Impatient with lots of exams, perhaps The Telegraph Toughie 29 May 2015
Cantankerous USA Today 17 May 2015
Cross in match ending in penalty The Times Cryptic 27 Apr 2015
Ready to snap LA Times Daily 19 Apr 2015
Cross Newsday 18 Apr 2015
Check back of vestry for cross
Cantankerous Universal 30 Mar 2015
In a mood LA Times Daily 01 Feb 2015
Acting irritable
Bad-tempered
Cantankerous
Ready to snap
On edge
In a mood
In a mean mood
Short-tempered
Cantankerous
Short-tempered
Easily annoyed
Easily irked
Cross
Irritable
Short-tempered
Short-tempered
Apt to snap
Irritable, youth leader after trial
Apt to snap
On edge
Ill-tempered
Peevish
Irritable
Ill-humored
Easily vexed
In a bad mood
Easily irritated or annoyed
Quick to get angry
Short-tempered
Ready to snap
Quick to bark
Short-tempered
Apt to strike out
Irascible
Hardly easygoing
Easily irked
Snappish
Quick to snap
Thin-skinned
Touchy
Clearly low on patience
Looking for a fight
Liable to lose it
In a mood
Irritable and impatient
A bit quick to be ticked
Fractious
Irritable
Apt to snap
Cranky
In a foul mood
Fractious
Peevish
Ill-tempered
Quick to flip
Peckish
Easily snapping
Easily angered
In a bad mood
Unpleasant to be around
Easily annoyed
Quick to get angry
Inclined to strike out
Easily irritated
In a sour mood
Disagreeable
Easily irritated
Ready to snap
Petulant
Easily nettled
Easily irritated
Petulant
Easily irritated
Out of sorts
Irritable
Ticked off
Liable to lose it
Fractious
Quick to be ticked
Out of humor
In a foul mood
Disagreeable
In a foul mood
Impatient
In a foul mood
Snappish
Snappish
In a foul mood
Irritable
Snappish
In a snit
What you might describe this puzzle as?
Snappish
Short-fused
On edge
A bit quick to be ticked
Quick to get ticked
Quick to be ticked
Irascible
Peevish
Ill-tempered
Snappish
Petulant
On edge
Cross
Short-tempered
Irritable
Irascible
Having little patience
Out of sorts
Peevish
Snappish
Irritable and impatient, e.g.
Irritable
Not exactly easygoing
Easily irritated
In a peeved mood
Inclined to snap
Liable to lose it
Liable to lose it
Peevish
Inclined to snap
Peevish
Peevish
In a crabby mood
On edge
Irritable
Easily irritated
Cross
Short-fused
Ready to snap
Thin-skinned
Disagreeable
Out of humor
In a foul mood
Peevish
Not easygoing
Hardly easygoing
Irritably impatient
Thin-skinned
Irascible
With a short fuse
Short-tempered
Irascible
Peevish
Cantankerous
Cross
In a peevish mood
Out of humor
Peckish
Irritable
Peckish
Short-tempered
Easily irked
On edge
In a mean mood
Irascible
Short, say
Short-fused
In a peeved mood
Out of sorts
Cantankerous
In a peeved mood
Cranky
Short-fused
Short
Huffish
A bit quick to be ticked
On the peevish side
Fractious
Irritable
Easily irked
Easily vexed
Not handling criticism well
Irrritable
Irritable and impatient
Fretful
Snappish
Choleric
Waspish
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Petulant
Curmudgeonish
Crotchety
Touchy
Peevish.
Short-tempered.
Ill-tempered.
Fretful.
Petulant.
Grouchy.
Cranky.
Cantankerous.
Irritable.
Ill-humored.
Irascible.
Grumpy.
Hard to please.
Churlish.
Snappish.
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