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 irritable irritable /ˈɪrətəbəl/

adjective

  1. () Easily irritated or annoyed  ( cranky [Informal] , fractious , nettlesome , peckish [Informal, N. American] , pettish , petulant , scratchy , techy , testy , irritable , peevish , tetchy , narky [British, Slang] , pouty )
    easily irritated or annoyed
     An incorrigibly fractious young man
    an incorrigibly fractious young man
     Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
    not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  2. (physiology) capable of responding to stimuli  ( excitable , irritable )
    (physiology) capable of responding to stimuli
  3. (pathology) abnormally sensitive to a stimulus  ( irritable )
    (pathology) abnormally sensitive to a stimulus