HyperDic: irritable

English > 3 senses of the word irritable:
ADJECTIVEallirritable, cranky, fractious, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techyeasily irritated or annoyed
allirritableabnormally sensitive to a stimulus
allirritable, excitablecapable of responding to stimuli
irritable > pronunciation
Soundsih'rahtahbahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > irritable: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningeasily irritated or annoyed.
Synonymscranky, fractious, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
Broaderill-naturedHaving an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Spanishirritable, malhumorado, quejica
Nounsirritabilitya disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger / anger
irritabilityan irritable petulant feeling
Adverbsirritablyin an irritable manner
irritablyin a petulant manner
English > irritable: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningabnormally sensitive to a stimulus.
CategorypathologyThe branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
BroadersensitiveResponsive to physical stimuli
Spanishirritable
Nounsirritabilityexcessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
English > irritable: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaningcapable of responding to stimuli.
Synonymexcitable
CategoryphysiologyThe branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
BroadersensitiveResponsive to physical stimuli
Spanishexcitable, irritable
Catalanexcitable, irritable

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict