Surliness
Testiness
Testiness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: attributed his unusual testiness this morning to being hungry
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temper and surliness
- temper and testiness
- resentment and surliness
- resentment and testiness
- annoyance and surliness
- annoyance and testiness
- irritability and surliness
- irritability and testiness
- petulance and surliness
- petulance and testiness
- peevishness and surliness
- peevishness and testiness
- irascibility and surliness
- irascibility and testiness
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Testiness and Surliness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/surliness/testiness
Surliness & Testiness. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/surliness/testiness>.
Testiness or Surliness. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/surliness/testiness.
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