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testily

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7 lettersPart of speech adverbSorted eilsttyStarts with TEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. in a petulant manner

Word origin

From testy + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • “[…]thinking it urgent to say something, I asked him presently if he felt any cold draught from the door, which was behind him. "No, no!" he responded shortly and somewhat testily.”
  • “`We have been looking for a mystery, and we certainly seem to have found one.' `What do I make of it? Why, that your poor dear father was off his head, of course,' I answered, testily.”
  • “"Sit ye down, I'm sayin'," said Uncle Jobson testily.”

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