testiness
Example Sentences
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It replaces trust with suspicion, patience with testiness.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
And by the close of his life they had left their mark: testiness, distraction, impatience, battle fatigue.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2020
As talented as Thompson is, she doesn’t generate any real comic friction, beyond some mild testiness with Hemsworth.
From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2019
At times on Tuesday, Mr. Ryan lurched toward testiness.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2017
“I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
