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 [ˈɪrɪtəb^əl]

adj

1. quickly irritated; easily annoyed; peevish

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of all living organisms) capable of responding to such stimuli as heat, light, and touch

3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol abnormally sensitive

irritability  n

irritableness  n

irritably  adv

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 He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable.
calm, cheerful, good-natured, patient, composed, complacent, agreeable, imperturbable, even-tempered, unexcitable

Translations

irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] ADJ

1. (= easily annoyed) [person] → irritable; [temperament] → irascible, colérico
to get or become irritable → irritarse
to be in an irritable mood → estar irritable

2. (= sensitive) [skin] → sensible

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irritable [ˈɪrɪtəb^əl] adj

[person] → irritable
to get irritable → devenir irritable
to feel irritable → être irrité irritable bowel syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome n → syndrome m du côlon irritable

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irritable

adj (as characteristic) → reizbar; (on occasion) → gereizt; don’t be so irritable → sei doch nicht so gereizt

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irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] adj → irritabile

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irritable [ˈɪrɪtəbl] adj → irritabile

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