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1 gereizt
I P.P. reizenII Adj. (aufgebracht) irritated; (reizbar) irritable, edgy; Atmosphäre: tense, strained; in gereiztem Ton antworten answer irritably ( oder testily)* * *bilious; peevish; on edge; testy; ratty; petulant; irritable; irritated; edgy* * *ge|reizt [gə'raitst]1. adj(= verärgert) irritated; (= reizbar) irritable, touchy; (= nervös) tetchy (esp Brit inf edgyim Zimmer herrschte geréízte Stimmung — there was a strained atmosphere in the room
2. adv(= verärgert) irritablySee:→ auch reizen* * *ge·reiztes herrschte eine \gereizte Stimmung there was a strained atmosphereII. adv irritably, touchily* * *Adjektiv irritable; touchy* * *in gereiztem Ton antworten answer irritably ( oder testily)* * *Adjektiv irritable; touchy* * *adj.edgy adj.excited adj.galled adj.irritable adj.irritated adj.petulant adj.piqued adj.provoked adj.testy adj. adv.irritably adv.petulantly adv. -
2 reizbar
Adj. irritable, touchy, uptight umg.; (jähzornig) irascible; er ist so reizbar (jähzornig) he’ll fly into a temper at the slightest thing* * *pettish; tetchy; waspish; excitable; high-strung; nervous; irritable; testy* * *reiz|baradj(= empfindlich) sensitive, touchy (inf); (MED) irritable, sensitive; (= erregbar) irritableleicht réízbar sein — to be very sensitive/irritable
réízbare Schwäche (Med) (fig) — irritability sensitive spot or point
* * *1) (surly or irritable.) crusty2) crustily3) (irritable: That actress is always edgy before a performance.) edgy4) edgily5) (very nervous; very easily upset or excited.) highly-strung6) (easily annoyed: He was in an irritable mood.) irritable7) irritably8) (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) short-tempered9) ((of a person) unpleasant in manner, temper etc: a nasty, waspish young woman.) waspish10) waspishly* * *reiz·baradj irritable▪ [leicht] \reizbar sein to be [extremely] irritable* * *Adjektiv irritable* * ** * *Adjektiv irritable* * *adj.bilious adj.excitable adj.irritable adj.nervous adj.testy adj.waspish adj. adv.excitably adv.irascibly adv.irritably adv.testily adv.waspishly adv. -
3 launisch
Adj. pej.1. moody* * *flighty; wayward; fickle; pettish; freakish; capricious; whimsical; ill-tempered; testy; cranky; temperamental; moody* * *lau|nisch ['launɪʃ]adj, advSee:* * *1) (changeable: She may change her mind - she's very capricious.) capricious2) capriciously3) (often bad-tempered: a moody child.) moody4) moodily5) (emotional; excitable; showing quick changes of mood.) temperamental6) (excitably: She behaved very temperamentally yesterday.) temperamentally* * *lau·nisch[ˈlaunɪʃ]* * *launisch adj pej1. moody* * *adj.capricious adj.freakish adj.moody adj.pettish adj.wayward adj. adv.freakishly adv.moodily adv.pettishly adv.sulkily adv.waywardly adv. -
4 ungeduldig
Adj. impatient* * *testy; impatient* * *ụn|ge|dul|dig1. adjimpatient2. advimpatiently* * *1) impatiently2) (not willing to wait or delay; not patient: Don't be so impatient - it will soon be your turn.) impatient* * *un·ge·dul·dig[ˈʊngədʊldɪç]I. adj impatientII. adv impatiently* * *1.Adjektiv impatient2.adverbial impatiently* * *ungeduldig adj impatient* * *1.Adjektiv impatient2.adverbial impatiently* * *adj.impatient adj. adv.impatiently adv. -
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6 gereizt reagieren
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7 reizbar
1. bilious2. excitable3. excitably4. irascibly5. irritable6. irritably7. techy spv.8. testily9. testy10. waspish11. waspishly adv -
8 unwirsche Bemerkung
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Testy — Tes ty, a. [Compar. {Testier}; superl. {Testiest}.] [OF. testu obstinate, headstrong, F. t[^e]tu, fr. OF. teste the head, F. t[^e]te. See {Test} a cupel.] Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated. [1913 Webster] Must I observe you? must I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testy — index fractious, perverse, petulant, querulous, spiteful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
testy — c.1500, impetuous, rash, from M.E. testif headstrong (late 14c.), from Anglo Fr. testif, from O.Fr. testu stubborn, lit. heady, from teste head, from L.L. testa skull, in L. pot, shell (see TESTER (Cf. tester) (2)). Meaning … Etymology dictionary
testy — *irascible, choleric, splenetic, touchy, cranky, cross Analogous words: *irritable, peevish, snappish, waspish: hasty, sud den, impetuous (see PRECIPITATE): captious, carping, caviling, faultfinding (see CRITICAL) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
testy — [adj] irritable, touchy annoyed, badtempered, cantankerous, captious, choleric, crabbed, cranky*, cross, crotchety, edgy, exasperated, fretful, grouchy, grumpy*, impatient, irascible, mean, ornery*, out of sorts, peevish, peppery, petulant,… … New thesaurus
testy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily irritated; irritable. DERIVATIVES testily adverb testiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «headstrong, impetuous»: from Old French teste head … English terms dictionary
testy — [tes′tē] adj. testier, testiest [ME testif < Anglo Fr < OFr teste, the head < L testa: see TEST1] irritable; touchy; peevish testily adv. testiness n … English World dictionary
testy- — see testi … Useful english dictionary
testy — tes|ty [ˈtesti] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: testif determined to do what you want , from Old French teste head ] impatient and easily annoyed = ↑irritable ▪ testy remarks ▪ It had been a long day, and Sarah was getting a little… … Dictionary of contemporary English
testy — [14] Testy means etymologically ‘heady’. It was borrowed from Anglo Norman testif, a derivative of Old French teste ‘head’ (ancestor of modern French tête). This in turn went back to Latin testa ‘tile, earthenware pot’ (a relative of testum, from … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
testy — [[t]te̱sti[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you describe someone as testy, you mean that they easily become impatient or angry. [mainly LITERARY] Ben s getting a little testy in his old age. Syn: crotchety Derived words: testily ADV GRADED ADV… … English dictionary
