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ir⋅ri⋅ta⋅ble
[ir-i-tuh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger. |
| 2. | Physiology, Biology. displaying irritability. |
| 3. | Pathology. susceptible to physical irritation. |
| 4. | Medicine/Medical. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus. |
Related forms:
ir⋅ri⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ir⋅ri⋅ta⋅bly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. snappish, petulant, resentful. Irritable, testy, touchy, irascible are adjectives meaning easily upset, offended, or angered. Irritable means easily annoyed or bothered, and it implies cross and snappish behavior: an irritable clerk, rude and hostile; Impatient and irritable, he was constantly complaining. Testy describes the same kind of behavior or response, particularly to minor annoyances: always on edge, testy and sharp in response; testy and petulant, resenting any interruption. Touchy emphasizes oversensitivity and readiness to take offense, even when none is intended: especially touchy about any reference to obesity. Irascible means habitually angry or easily aroused to anger: an irascible tyrant, roaring at employees for the slightest error.
1. snappish, petulant, resentful. Irritable, testy, touchy, irascible are adjectives meaning easily upset, offended, or angered. Irritable means easily annoyed or bothered, and it implies cross and snappish behavior: an irritable clerk, rude and hostile; Impatient and irritable, he was constantly complaining. Testy describes the same kind of behavior or response, particularly to minor annoyances: always on edge, testy and sharp in response; testy and petulant, resenting any interruption. Touchy emphasizes oversensitivity and readiness to take offense, even when none is intended: especially touchy about any reference to obesity. Irascible means habitually angry or easily aroused to anger: an irascible tyrant, roaring at employees for the slightest error.
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| ir·ri·ta·ble (ĭr'ĭ-tə-bəl) adj.
[French irritable, from Latin irrītābilis, from irrītāre, to irritate.] ir'ri·ta·ble·ness n., ir'ri·ta·bly adv. |
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Irritable
Ir"ri*ta*ble\, a. [L. irritabilis: cf. F. irritable. See Irritate.]1. Capable of being irriated. 2. Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper. Vicious, old, and irritable. --Tennyson. 3. (Physiol.) Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli. 4. (Med.) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3. Syn: Excitable; irascible; touchy; fretful; peevish.
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Language Translation for : irritable
Spanish:
irritable,
German:
reizbar,
Japanese:
いらいらした
Main Entry: ir·ri·ta·ble
Pronunciation: 'ir-&t-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: characterized by irritability: as a : easily exasperated or excited b : responsive to stimuli
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irritable ir·ri·ta·ble (ĭr'ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
- Capable of reacting to a stimulus.
- Abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.
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