irritable
adjective /ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bl̩/
/-t̬ə-/ Definition
C2 becoming annoyed very easily: Be careful what you say - he's rather irritable today. "Don't disturb me again," she said in an irritable (= angry) voice.Bad-tempered irritably /-bli/ adverb Bad-tempered irritability /ˌɪr.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
/-t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Bad-tempered
/-t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Bad-tempered (Definition of irritable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- argumentative adjective
- bad-tempered adjective
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious adjective
- dyspeptic adjective
- fractious adjective
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy adjective
- grumpy adjective
- have a short fuse idiom
- peppery adjective
- petulant adjective
- pugnacious adjective
- quarrelsome adjective
- quick temper noun
- surly adjective
- truculent adjective
- wear thin idiom
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Bad-tempered
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