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/ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/
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Capable of being irritated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Easily exasperated or excited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Responsive to stimuli.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
easily irritated or annoyed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an incorrigibly fractious young man not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cranky, fractious, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
capable of responding to stimuli
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: excitable
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Borrowed from French irritable, from Latin irritabilis.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
раздразнителен
(razdraznitelen)
— capable of being irritated
Catalan :
irritable
— capable of being irritated
Esperanto :
incitebla
— capable of being irritated
Esperanto :
incitiĝema
— capable of being irritated
Finnish :
ärtyvä
— capable of being irritated
French :
irritable
— capable of being irritated
German :
reizbar
— capable of being irritated
Irish :
greannaitheach
— capable of being irritated
Kabuverdianu :
iradu
— capable of being irritated
Macedonian :
раздразлив
(razdrazliv)
— capable of being irritated
Macedonian :
надразлив
(nadrazliv)
— capable of being irritated
Māori :
āritarita
— capable of being irritated
Māori :
kiriweti
— capable of being irritated
Māori :
pukukino
— capable of being irritated
Māori :
ārita
— capable of being irritated
Māori :
amowheke
— capable of being irritated
Māori :
whanewhane
— capable of being irritated
Māori :
mānehenehe
— capable of being irritated
Norwegian Bokmål :
irritabel
— capable of being irritated
Norwegian Nynorsk :
irritabel
— capable of being irritated
Romanian :
iritabil
— capable of being irritated
Russian :
раздражи́тельный
(razdražítelʹnyj)
— capable of being irritated
Scots :
carnaptious
— capable of being irritated
Scottish Gaelic :
crosta
— capable of being irritated
Scottish Gaelic :
gruamach
— capable of being irritated
Scottish Gaelic :
dranndanach
— capable of being irritated
Slovak :
prchký
— capable of being irritated
Spanish :
irritable
— capable of being irritated
Turkish :
hırçın
— capable of being irritated
Turkish :
huysuz
— capable of being irritated
Turkish :
aksi
— capable of being irritated
Ottoman Turkish :
تتیز
(titiz)
— capable of being irritated
Ottoman Turkish :
خرچین
(hırçın)
— capable of being irritated
Bulgarian :
сприхав
(sprihav)
— easily exasperated or excited
Catalan :
irritable
— easily exasperated or excited
Finnish :
ärtyisä
— easily exasperated or excited
Finnish :
kärttyisä
— easily exasperated or excited
Finnish :
kärttyinen
— easily exasperated or excited
French :
irritable
— easily exasperated or excited
German :
reizbar
— easily exasperated or excited
Ancient Greek :
δύσκολος
(dúskolos)
— easily exasperated or excited
Hebrew :
רָגִיז
(ragíz)
— easily exasperated or excited
Hungarian :
ingerlékeny
— easily exasperated or excited
Irish :
drisíneach
— easily exasperated or excited
Irish :
colgach
— easily exasperated or excited
Kabuverdianu :
iradu
— easily exasperated or excited
Latin :
ācriculus
— easily exasperated or excited
Latin :
stomachōsus
— easily exasperated or excited
Macedonian :
раздразлив
(razdrazliv)
— easily exasperated or excited
Macedonian :
надразлив
(nadrazliv)
— easily exasperated or excited
Māori :
pukukino
— easily exasperated or excited
Plautdietsch :
brumsch
— easily exasperated or excited
Russian :
раздражительный
(razdražitelʹnyj)
— easily exasperated or excited
Scottish Gaelic :
crosta
— easily exasperated or excited
Scottish Gaelic :
gruamach
— easily exasperated or excited
Spanish :
irritable
— easily exasperated or excited
Turkish :
hırçın
— easily exasperated or excited
Turkish :
huysuz
— easily exasperated or excited
Turkish :
aksi
— easily exasperated or excited
Ottoman Turkish :
تتیز
(titiz)
— easily exasperated or excited
Ottoman Turkish :
خرچین
(hırçın)
— easily exasperated or excited
Ukrainian :
дратівли́вий
(drativlývyj)
— easily exasperated or excited
Zazaki :
rıkın (diq)
— easily exasperated or excited
Bulgarian :
чувствителен
(čuvstvitelen)
— responsive to stimuli
Finnish :
herkkä
— responsive to stimuli
Finnish :
herkkänahkainen
— responsive to stimuli
French :
irritable
— responsive to stimuli
German :
reizbar
— responsive to stimuli
Macedonian :
надразлив
(nadrazliv)
— responsive to stimuli
Tagalog :
talusaling
— responsive to stimuli