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irritable
Meaning: becoming annoyed or bothered very easily
irritable in a sentence
How irritable is used in real sentences:
Missing breakfast made Theo irritable during the morning lesson.
After sleeping poorly, Mia was irritable and complained about every small delay.
“Leo grew irritable when Maya asked whether he had secured it.”
— from the passage Six Hours to Curtain
Synonyms for irritable
Other words for irritable — cranky, grouchy and touchy — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of irritable
Words that mean the opposite of irritable:
- patient
- calm
Where it comes from
From Latin irritabilis 'easily excited or annoyed'
Memory hook
Little irritations can make an irritable person grumpy.