Definition of
irritable has definitions from the fields of physiology,pathology
1
[ adjective ] easily irritated or annoyed

Synonyms

peevish fractious testy peckish pettish petulant nettlesome tetchy techy cranky

Examples

"an incorrigibly fractious young man" "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

It is an irritable rule that does baseball more harm than good , especially at the minor_league level .

Related terms

ill-natured

2
[ adjective ] (pathology) abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

Related terms

pathology sensitive

3
[ adjective ] (physiology) capable of responding to stimuli

Synonyms

excitable

Related terms

physiology sensitive

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

irritably irritability

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