testy

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 187 words | Copyright

testy †headstrong, impetuous XIV; prone to be easily irritated XVI. ME. testif — AN., f. OF. teste (mod. tête) head :- L. testa tile, pot, shell, (Rom.) head; see -IVE.

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