irritable

  • 11IRRITABLE — adj. des deux genres T. de Physiologie. Susceptible d irritation, de contraction. Les muscles sont irritables.   Il se dit aussi en parlant De la disposition à éprouver très vivement les impressions qu on reçoit. Il est d un tempérament fort… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 12irritable — irritableness, n. irritably, adv. /ir i teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger. 2. Physiol., Biol. displaying irritability. 3. Pathol. susceptible to physical irritation. 4. Med. abnormally… …

    Universalium

  • 13irritable — 01. You are always [irritable] when you don t get enough sleep. 02. He was so [irritable] that everyone avoided him. 03. It really [irritates] me when you change channels every five minutes. 04. After a delay of over four hours, the airline… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14irritable — {{#}}{{LM I22694}}{{〓}} {{SynI23252}} {{[}}irritable{{]}} ‹i·rri·ta·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} Que se irrita con facilidad: • Es muy irritable y se enfada por cualquier cosa. Tengo que usar una crema especial porque tengo la piel muy… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 15IRRITABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui s’irrite, qui se met en colère facilement. Je ne connais personne plus irritable que lui. Un esprit irritable. En termes de Physiologie, il signifie Qui est susceptible d’irritation. Les muscles sont irritables. Avoir le… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 16irritable — ► adjetivo 1 Que se irrita con facilidad: ■ debe de tener algún problema porque está muy irritable. SINÓNIMO irascible ANTÓNIMO paciente 2 BIOLOGÍA Se aplica al organismo con capacidad para reaccionar ante los estímulos externos. * * * irritable1 …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 17irritable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fretful, petulant, peevish, touchy, sensitive. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sensitive, irascible, touchy, testy, ill tempered, huffy, peevish, petulant, fractious, tense, high… …

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  • 18irritable — [[t]ɪ̱rɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are irritable, you are easily annoyed. He had been waiting for over an hour and was beginning to feel irritable. Syn: crotchety Derived words: irritably [[t]ɪ̱rɪtəbli[/t]] ADV GRADED ADV with v Why are you… …

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  • 19irritable — adjective 1 getting annoyed quickly or easily: Jo was tired, irritable, and depressed. 2 technical very sensitive and sore: irritable skin irritably adverb irritability noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20irritable — adjective Date: 1662 capable of being irritated: as a. easily exasperated or excited < gets irritable when he tires > b. responsive to stimuli • irritableness noun • irritably adverb …

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