irritable
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ir·ri·ta·ble
(ĭr'ĭ-tə-bəl) 
adj.
irritably ir'ri·ta·bly adv.
adj.
- Easily irritated or annoyed.
- Pathology. Abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.
- Physiology. Capable of responding to stimuli.
[French irritable, from Latin irrītābilis, from irrītāre, to irritate.]
irritableness ir'ri·ta·ble·ness n.irritably ir'ri·ta·bly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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irritable
adjective
- Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal crabby, mean2. Idioms: out of sorts. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
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irritable
adj
Definition: bad-tempered, crabby
Antonyms: cheerful, good-humored, happy, nice
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irritable
IN BRIEF: Impatient or angry over small things.
The lack of sleep and no food made him irritable.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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irritable
1. capable of reacting to a stimulus.
2. abnormally sensitive to stimuli.
- i. bowel syndrome — see irritable colon syndrome.
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Irritable
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - irritabel, pirrelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
prikkelbaar, lichtgeraakt, (over) gevoelig
Français (French)
adj. - irritable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - reizbar, gereizt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευερέθιστος, οξύθυμος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritável
Русский (Russian)
раздражительный, воспаленный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - irritable, irascible
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (lätt)retlig, irritabel (äv. fysiol.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易怒的, 急躁的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易怒的, 急躁的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 화를 잘 내는, 성미가 급한, 안달하는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 怒りっぽい, 短気な, 刺激反応性の, 過敏な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) نزق, سريع الغضب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נוח להתרגז, עצבני
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