irritable

ir·ri·ta·ble  (r-t-bl)

adj.

1. Easily irritated or annoyed.

2. Pathology Abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.

3. Physiology Capable of responding to stimuli.

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[French irritable, from Latin irrtbilis, from irrtre, to irritate.]

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irri·ta·ble·ness n.

irri·ta·bly adv.

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irritable

Adjective

1. easily annoyed or angered

2. Pathol abnormally sensitive

3. Biol (of all living organisms) capable of responding to such stimuli as heat, light, and touch

irritability n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	irritable - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy, scratchy, cranky, fractious, nettlesome, peckish ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	2.	irritable - abnormally sensitive to a stimulus pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"
	3.	irritable - capable of responding to stimuli excitable physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

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irritable

adjective bad-tempered, cross, snappy, hot, tense, crabbed, fiery, snarling, prickly, exasperated, edgy, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty Brit., N.Z. (informal) testy, chippy (informal) fretful, peevish, crabby, dyspeptic, choleric, crotchety (informal) oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, narky Brit. (slang) out of humour << OPPOSITE even-tempered

Translations

irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] adj [person] [temperament] → irritable: [mood] → de mal humor

irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] adj → irritable

irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] adj → reizbar

irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] adj → irritabile