English adjective: irritable | |||
1. | irritable easily irritated or annoyed | ||
Samples | An incorrigibly fractious young man. Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen. | ||
Synonyms | cranky, fractious, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy | ||
Similar | ill-natured | ||
Antonyms | good-natured | ||
2. | irritable abnormally sensitive to a stimulus | ||
Similar | sensitive | ||
Domain category | pathology | ||
Antonyms | insensitive | ||
3. | irritable capable of responding to stimuli | ||
Synonyms | excitable | ||
Similar | sensitive | ||
Domain category | physiology | ||
Antonyms | insensitive | ||