| Pronunciation: | | 'iritubul
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| Matching Terms: | | irritable bowel syndrome, irritableness, irritably
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- [adj] easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
- [adj] (physiology) capable of responding to stimuli
- [adj] (pathology) abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
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| | Synonyms: | | cranky, excitable, fractious, ill-natured, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, sensitive, techy, testy, tetchy |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ir"ri*ta*ble\, a. [L. irritabilis: cf. F. irritable.
See {Irritate}.]
1. Capable of being irriated.
2. Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or
exasperated; as, an irritable temper.
Vicious, old, and irritable. --Tennyson.
3. (Physiol.) Endowed with irritability; susceptible of
irritation; capable of being excited to action by the
application of certain stimuli.
4. (Med.) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to
irritants or stimuli. See {Irritation}, n., 3.
Syn: Excitable; irascible; touchy; fretful; peevish.
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