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Irritable

//ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being irritated.
  2. 2
    Easily exasperated or excited.

    "an irritable old man"

  3. 3
    Responsive to stimuli.
Adjective
  1. 1
    easily irritated or annoyed wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of responding to stimuli wordnet
  3. 3
    abnormally sensitive to a stimulus wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French irritable, from Latin irritabilis.

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