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What does testy mean?

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Adjective
  1. Easily annoyed, irritable.
  2. Marked by impatience or ill humor.
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I get testy when people put whole books or short stories or poems up on their website, without permission, especially when they know it's wrong.
I want to ask you first, Ron, about polls because Roger and Karen get testy with me when I bring up polls.
One could see Martin getting testy, but he had no choice but to answer the questions, which were good questions.
Each visit involved a long wait and at least one unpleasant interaction with a testy employee.
Years later, the sacking still makes the normally placid Burt uncharacteristically testy, but he doesn't dwell on it.
The game got testy in the fourth quarter, when seven technical fouls were called.

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