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testerical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tes-ter-i-cal
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Overly aggressive, irritable, or unreasonable, as from being overwhelmed by testosterone.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From testes, by analogy to hysterical. Coined by American activist Juli Loesch in 1972 along with testeria.

Inflected Forms

more testerical (comparative) most testerical (superlative)

Derived Forms

testerically

Frequently Paired Words

testeria testeric hysterical macho testiness testy

Questions

What does testerical mean?
Overly aggressive, irritable, or unreasonable, as from being overwhelmed by testosterone.
Where does testerical come from?
From testes, by analogy to hysterical. Coined by American activist Juli Loesch in 1972 along with testeria.

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