irritable

adjective (irritable, more irritable)

«irritable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Easily annoyed or made angry; grumpy. tree →
(medicine) Sore or sensitive, as in «irritable skin». tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and stories: people are irritable when tired, hungry («hangry») or ill. In health lessons: lack of sleep makes you irritable. Phrases: feel irritable, get irritable.

Examples

I get irritable when I'm hungry. tree →
The baby was irritable because she was teething. tree →
Dad is irritable before his morning coffee. tree →
Lack of sleep can make you irritable. tree →
The irritable old dog growled. tree →
Hot weather made everyone irritable. tree →
“If,” said one irritable guard, “if we buzzed a spear at the persistent stranger, or if one slung at him with a jagged pebble!” tree →

Note

Related: irritate, irritation. Similar: grumpy, cranky (US), crabby, ratty (UK informal), narky (UK slang). Spelling: double r, -able.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «irritable» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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