irritable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French irritable, from Latin irritabilis.
Meanings
- Capable of being irritated.
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Easily exasperated or excited.
an irritable old man
- Responsive to stimuli.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most irritable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more irritable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
calm · serene · imperturbable
Deriveds
superirritable · irritably · nonirritable · inirritable · irritable bowel syndrome · irritable male syndrome · irritability · hyperirritable · irritable heart · irritableness · unirritable
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
on edge · like a bear with a sore head · quarrelsome · combative
Synonyms
prickly · fractious · umbrageous · fiery · snitchy · dyspeptic · raspy · peevish · quick-tempered · ill-tempered · pettish · grumpy · testy · irritable · fantoddish · atrabilious · crabbit · twitchy · tetty · bilious · surly · grouchy · liverish · volatile · ill-natured · temperamental · hissy · splenetic · carnaptious · edgy · ornery (chiefly US)} · snappy · humpy · waspish · snappish · cantankerous · bitchy · crabby · irascible · tetchy · snippy · thorny · grotchy · choleric · stressy · out of sorts · huffy · short-tempered · hotheaded · petulant · hot-tempered · bad-tempered · brainish · snippety · hot-livered · crotchety · fretful · touchy · ratty · snippish · querulous · thin-skinned · cranky
Translations (70)
fi herkkä (responsive to stimuli) · ru раздражи́тельный (capable of being irritated) · fi ärtyvä (capable of being irritated) · ca irritable (capable of being irritated) · mi pukukino (easily exasperated or excited) · nb irritabel (capable of being irritated) · ru раздражительный (easily exasperated or excited) · uk дратівли́вий (easily exasperated or excited) · ota خرچین (capable of being irritated) · grc δύσκολος (easily exasperated or excited) · tr hırçın (capable of being irritated) · de reizbar (easily exasperated or excited) · mk надразлив (capable of being irritated) · tr aksi (capable of being irritated) · gd gruamach (easily exasperated or excited) · sk prchký (capable of being irritated) · nb irritabel (capable of being irritated) · ga drisíneach (easily exasperated or excited) · ro iritabil (capable of being irritated) · tr huysuz (capable of being irritated) · tr aksi (easily exasperated or excited) · ga colgach (easily exasperated or excited) · tl talusaling (responsive to stimuli) · gd dranndanach (capable of being irritated) · bg раздразнителен (capable of being irritated) · bg чувствителен (responsive to stimuli) · bg сприхав (easily exasperated or excited) · hu ingerlékeny (easily exasperated or excited) · gd crosta (easily exasperated or excited) · fi herkkänahkainen (responsive to stimuli) · fr irritable (easily exasperated or excited) · ota خرچین (easily exasperated or excited) · tr hırçın (easily exasperated or excited) · es irritable (capable of being irritated) · fi kärttyisä (easily exasperated or excited) · mi kiriweti (capable of being irritated) · he רָגִיז (easily exasperated or excited) · es irritable (easily exasperated or excited) · gd gruamach (capable of being irritated) · kea iradu (capable of being irritated) · la ācriculus (easily exasperated or excited) · fi kärttyinen (easily exasperated or excited) · sco carnaptious (capable of being irritated) · pdt brumsch (easily exasperated or excited) · mi pukukino (capable of being irritated) · tr huysuz (easily exasperated or excited) · mk раздразлив (easily exasperated or excited) · ga greannaitheach (capable of being irritated) · gd crosta (capable of being irritated) · mi mānehenehe (capable of being irritated) · mk надразлив (responsive to stimuli) · ota تتیز (easily exasperated or excited) · mk надразлив (easily exasperated or excited) · mi whanewhane (capable of being irritated) · fr irritable (responsive to stimuli) · eo incitebla (capable of being irritated) · mi ārita (capable of being irritated) · de reizbar (responsive to stimuli) · zza rıkın (diq) (easily exasperated or excited) · de reizbar (capable of being irritated) · ca irritable (easily exasperated or excited) · mi amowheke (capable of being irritated) · ota تتیز (capable of being irritated) · mi āritarita (capable of being irritated) · fi ärtyisä (easily exasperated or excited) · kea iradu (easily exasperated or excited) · la stomachōsus (easily exasperated or excited) · mk раздразлив (capable of being irritated) · eo incitiĝema (capable of being irritated) · fr irritable (capable of being irritated)