irritable
Capable of being irritated.
Other meanings
Easily exasperated or excited.
“an irritable old man”
Responsive to stimuli.
Related words
- hyperirritable
- inirritable
- irritableness
- nonirritable
- superirritable
- unirritable
- irritable male syndrome
- irritably
- irritability
- irritable bowel syndrome
- irritable heart
Word history
From Latin "irritabilis".
Where this comes from
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