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 | ||