IRRITABLY

irritably

(adverb) in an irritable manner; “she had become irritably exact”

testily, irritably, petulantly, pettishly

(adverb) in a petulant manner; “he said testily: ‘Go away!’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

irritably (comparative more irritably, superlative most irritably)

In an irritable manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir"ri*ta*bly, adv.

Definition: In an irritable manner.

IRRITABLE

Ir"ri*ta*ble, a. Etym: [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. Tennyson.

3. (Physiol.)

Definition: Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.

4. (Med.)

Definition: Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.

Syn.

– Excitable; irascible; touchy; fretful; peevish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 September 2024

IDENTIFY

(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”


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