Irritable
/ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Capable of being irritated.
- 2 Easily exasperated or excited.
"an irritable old man"
- 3 Responsive to stimuli.
Adjective
- 1 easily irritated or annoyed wordnet
- 2 capable of responding to stimuli wordnet
- 3 abnormally sensitive to a stimulus wordnet
Example
More examples"If people who smoke are deprived of their cigarettes, they get nervous and irritable."
Etymology
Borrowed from French irritable, from Latin irritabilis.