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Webster 1913 Edition
Irritable
1.
Capable of being irritated.
2.
Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated;
as, an
. irritable
temperVicious, old, and
irritable
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3.
(Physiol.)
Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
Syn. – Excitable; irascible; touchy; fretful; peevish.
Webster 1828 Edition
Irritable
IR'RITABLE
,Adj.
1.
Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as an irritable temper.2.
In physiology, susceptible of contraction, in consequence of the appulse of an external body. In general, there is nothing irritable in the animal body, but the muscular fibers.
Definition 2024
irritable
irritable
English
Adjective
irritable (comparative more irritable, superlative most irritable)
- Capable of being irritated.
- Easily exasperated or excited.
- Responsive to stimuli.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:irritable
Derived terms
Translations
capable of being irritated
easily exasperated or excited
responsive to stimuli
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