Testiness \Tes"ti*ness\, n. The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.
Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry. --Locke.
Despite the occasional testiness, Valvano did joke some.
But more than anything, the incident seems to exemplify Japan's growing testiness at being told what to do by the U.S.
The president expressed his testiness from the start of today's exchange with reporters accompanying him here on Air Force One.
Taped to a wall in the imaging team's cramped offices is the so-called Neptune pledge: "We, the undersigned, hereby apologize for any sharp words, testiness or downright rudeness which might occur during the heat of the Neptune encounter."