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irritable
The definition of irritable is someone who is cranky, or who has the tendency to be grumpy and get mad easily.
(adjective)A woman who is very pregnant, has raging hormones and gets really mad at everything all the time is an example of someone who would be described as irritable.
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See irritable in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- easily annoyed or provoked; fretful
- Med. excessively or pathologically sensitive to a stimulus
- Physiol. able to respond to a stimulus
Origin: L irritabilis < irritare, to irritate
Related Forms:
- irritability noun or irritableness
- irritably adverb
See irritable in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Easily irritated or annoyed.
- Pathology Abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.
- Physiology Capable of responding to stimuli.
Origin:
Origin: French irritable
Origin: , from Latin irrītābilis
Origin: , from irrītāre, to irritate
.Related Forms:
- irˈri·ta·ble·ness noun
- irˈri·ta·bly adverb
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