testily
adverb
uk/ˈtes.təl.i/us/ˈtes.təl.i/in a way thatshowsyou areeasilyannoyedand notpatient:
暴躁地,易怒地"No," hesnapstestily.“不,”他暴躁地说。
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testy
- "If Iknew," Irepliedtestily, "I wouldn't beasking."
- Hemanhandlestheequipment, testilyblamingnewfangledtechnologywhen he hasdifficultywithbasictaskssuch asplacingacompactdiscin aplayer.
- Hereactedtestily to beingdescribedas the party's "attackdog" in aninterview.
- “And why would Ijokeabout that?”askedJoanna testily.
- The Board of Educationaskstestily how the HealthDepartmentknewabout theabsenteeism, as theycertainlydidn'treportit to anyone.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpily
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- petulance
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- surliness
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness