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discontented

English

Etymology

dis- +? contented

Pronunciation

  • enPR: d?s-k?n-t?nt'?d, IPA(key): /?d?sk?n?t?nt?d/

Adjective

discontented (comparative more discontented, superlative most discontented)

  1. Experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction.
    After her injury, Alice was a discontented woman.
  2. Of or pertaining to discontent.
    He lived a discontented life.
    • 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl:
      Clara, like many self-willed and discontented persons, was really very apt, without knowing it, to do as other people told her, and to let her destiny be decided for her by intelligences much below her own.

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testy

English

Etymology

Middle English testif (headstrong), from Old French testu, from teste (head) + -u. Compare modern French tête (head), têtu (stubborn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?sti/
  • Rhymes: -?sti

Adjective

testy (comparative testier, superlative testiest)

  1. Easily annoyed, irritable.
  2. Marked by impatience or ill humor.
    He made testy remarks.

Synonyms

  • touchy
  • tetchy

Derived terms

  • testily
  • testiness

Translations

See also

  • heady
  • teston

Anagrams

  • Setty, tyets, yetts

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