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English adjective: irritable

1. irritable easily irritated or annoyed


SamplesAn incorrigibly fractious young man.
Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen.


Synonymscranky, fractious, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy


Similarill-natured


Antonymsgood-natured

2. irritable abnormally sensitive to a stimulus


Similarsensitive


Domain categorypathology


Antonymsinsensitive

3. irritable capable of responding to stimuli


Synonymsexcitable


Similarsensitive


Domain categoryphysiology


Antonymsinsensitive









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