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irritable

adjective

easily irritated or annoyed

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
RRITABL
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɪɹɪtəbl

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. easily irritated or annoyed

    “an incorrigibly fractious young man”

adjective

  1. capable of responding to stimuli

adjective

  1. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

In context

Example Sentences

an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

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