testy
testy
adj.
P. and V. δύσκολος, Ar. and P. χᾰλεπός ; see peevish.
adj.
P. and V. δύσκολος, Ar. and P. χᾰλεπός ; see peevish.
TESTY
stomachosus: acerbus: difficilis.
stomachosus: acerbus: difficilis.
testy: perh. best expr. by two adjs.: the nearest single equiv. is stŏmăchōsus: v. PEEVISH , ILL-TEMPERED , ANGRY : so old men are "iracundi, difficiles," Cic. Sen. 18, 95: "difficiles, queruli," Hor. A. P. 173: and the catalogue of the various kinds of anger, Sen. Ira 1, 4, 1, closes with difficilis, asper (cf. for the union of these two, Tib. 1, 9, 20): other more gen. expr. may be sought under ANGRY , IRRITABLE , IRASCIBLE .