irritable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #19698

Meanings

1

adj
Easily exasperated or excited.

An irritable old man.
2

adj
easily irritated or annoyed
3

adj
capable of responding to stimuli
4

adj
abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · easily irritated or annoyed nettlesome

3 adj · capable of responding to... excitable

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Opposites

calm imperturbable serene

Word family

Forms irritably

Derived forms hyperirritableinirritableirritabilityirritablenessirritablynonirritablesuperirritableunirritable

Related forms combative quarrelsome

Etymology

Borrowed from French irritable, from Latin irritabilis.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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