English

Adverb

testily ‎(comparative more testily, superlative most testily)

1. In a testy way; in the manner of someone who is testy.
   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, chapter XXXIII

     […] thinking it urgent to say something, I asked him presently if he felt any cold draught from the door, which was behind him.
     "No, no!" he responded shortly and somewhat testily.

   • 1995 (date of the publication of the anthology), Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: a Trilogy in Five Parts, ISBN 0434003484, page 458:

     'Oh, for heaven's sake,' said Prak and died testily.

Anagrams

• stylite