Testily
The adverb testily means angrily, or in an irritated way. When you speak testily, you talk in an impatient, sharp voice.
A Jury of Her Peers By Susan Glaspell
… “I’d hate to have men comin’ into my kitchen,” she said testily — “snoopin’ round and criticizin’.”…
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….she said angrily…
timorous
adjective tim·o·rous \ˈti-mə-rəs, ˈtim-rəs\
: easily frightened
The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka Part 2 Paragraph 4
Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides.
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…Gregor went and waited immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timid or scared visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in vain…
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