Sentence examples for mean and testy from inspiring English sources

It's just banally mean and testy.

Some sharks, including bulls, also have space issues, so the fact that they've come to you, not the other way around, means they're less likely to feel crowded and testy.

The A.P.'s nonprofit status means it does not have to worry about falling stock prices and testy shareholders.

Was teasable and testy.

As a result, these can be lengthy and testy negotiations.

He was sore and testy and typically forthright.

Despite a spirited and testy fight, the Republican primary contest has generated little interest.

That fired up the crowd, but the game had become taut and testy.

If I get impatient and testy, that is not going to help me or the team.

It had been feisty, physical and testy, resentment flying in every direction.

At times, though, the message has come across as scolding and testy, in the view of some Democrats.