testerical
testerical adjective: overly aggressive, irritable, or unreasonable, as from being overwhelmed by testosterone.
Adjective
testerical (comparative more testerical, superlative most testerical)
- Overly aggressive, irritable, or unreasonable, as from being overwhelmed by testosterone.
- If the police at the G20 protests were pumped-up, testerical, itching for a fight, it was partly because their commanding officers have spent years blurring the distinction between peaceful campaigners and terrorists.2009 April 21, George Monbiot, “G20 videos won't change the Met”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of testerical
| comparative | more testerical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most testerical |
Origin of testerical
From testes, by analogy to hysterical. Coined by American activist Juli Loesch in 1972 along with testeria.
Words formed from testerical
Questions about testerical
- What does testerical mean?
- Testerical means overly aggressive, irritable, or unreasonable, as from being overwhelmed by testosterone.
- What part of speech is testerical?
- Testerical is an adjective.
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