annoyed, grouchy, touchy, aggravated; abnormally sensitive to physical stimulation (Medicine)
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Irritable Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper.
Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper.
(a.)
Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.
Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.
(a.)
Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
(a.)
Capable of being irriated.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutCapable of being irriated.
irritable
\ir"ri*ta*ble\ (?), a. [l. irritabilis: cf. f. irritable. see irritate.]
1. capable of being irriated.
2. very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper. vicious, old, and irritable.
3. (physiol.) endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
4. (med.) susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. see irritation, n., 3.
similar words(1)
irritable bowel syndrome
Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation
Gorddig = a. very irritable
Hyddig = a. irritable, iracible
Adjective
1. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
(synonym) cranky, fractious, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy
(similar) ill-natured
2. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
(similar) sensitive
(classification) pathology
3. capable of responding to stimuli
(synonym) excitable
(similar) sensitive
(classification) physiology
Irritable Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Irritation or exacerbation, in biology and physiology, is a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell-lining damage. A stimulus or agent which induces the state of irritation is an irritant. Irritants are typically thought of as chemical agents (for example phenol and capsaicin) but mechanical, thermal (heat), and radiative stimuli (for example ultraviolet light or ionising radiations) can also be irritants. Irritation also has non-clinical usages referring to bothersome physical or psychological pain or discomfort.
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