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testiness - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun testy .
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noun
Etymologies
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From testy + -ness
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Anyone watching that video knows that what was termed 'testiness ' was a totally overwrought editorializing.
Obama Gets Into Verbal Tussle With Reporter 2009
He notes that there was a lot of "testiness " between Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez in Texas and Gammons wonders how Teixeira will handle the high expectations that come with playing in New York
The LoHud Yankees Blog 2009
He notes that there was a lot of "testiness " between Teixeira and
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com 2009
I don't know how much of this "testiness " Gammons saw himself but I don't like to hear gossip or hearsay coming from him.
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com 2009
Beyond the past testiness in their relationship, the two also offer notably different campaign approaches.
GOP Leaders Bring Some Bad Blood to Race Patrick O'Connor 2011
Beneath the testiness and the hunger for vengeance lurks an essentially gentle, bookish spirit; and this pays off handsomely at the end when he places a loving hand on Ariel's shoulder to release him from captivity.
The Tempest - review 2011
Ike commandeered that technological wonder of the age, the remote-control channel selector, and sniped with Mamie about what a young person like David wanted to watch on T.V. as he tried to steer clear of their testiness .
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: The Ex-President Inside Out and Always Centered, Revealed by His Grandson Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2010
Ike commandeered that technological wonder of the age, the remote-control channel selector, and sniped with Mamie about what a young person like David wanted to watch on T.V. as he tried to steer clear of their testiness .
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: The Ex-President Inside Out and Always Centered, Revealed by His Grandson Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2010
Ike commandeered that technological wonder of the age, the remote-control channel selector, and sniped with Mamie about what a young person like David wanted to watch on T.V. as he tried to steer clear of their testiness .
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: The Ex-President Inside Out and Always Centered, Revealed by His Grandson Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2010
Finally, President Obama has raised eyebrows and invited derision for his perceived thin skin and testiness with regard to his media coverage in this crisis.
Elizabeth Bisbee Silber: Obama, the Oil Spill and the American Psyche 2010
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