as in fiery
easily irritated or annoyed
that irritable old man always yells at people to stay off of his lawn
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Recent Examples of irritable
Caroly is immediately affected, glued to the TV; John, suddenly irritable, retreats.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Rather than get irritable online, Medeiros did something positive about it.
—Dan Medeiros, The Herald News, 27 Feb. 2026
Manic episodes are described as prolonged periods of mood instability, in which a person can experience extreme increases in energy or euphoria, or alternatively, feel depressed or unusually irritable.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Lack of sleep can lead to a range of problems, including feeling more irritable.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Rather than get irritable online, Medeiros did something positive about it.
—Dan Medeiros, The Herald News, 27 Feb. 2026
Manic episodes are described as prolonged periods of mood instability, in which a person can experience extreme increases in energy or euphoria, or alternatively, feel depressed or unusually irritable.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Lack of sleep can lead to a range of problems, including feeling more irritable.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irritable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritable
Adjective
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And that fiery, vibrant red that fades after mere weeks?—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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The fiery collision was one of America’s deadliest drunken driving crashes on record.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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But even a young woman struggling with the patriarchal conundrum of cool-girl syndrome (to be independent and accepted) might reveal more of a snappish turn of mind than Grace does.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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The poodle community is particularly snappish about doodles.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The coach of the team, Tarrant, an irascible, former Marine, allowed outsiders to come watch practice.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Their first conversation is comically lopsided, and McKellen, purring his way through what is effectively a monologue, lays the groundwork for his most vividly inhabited and hilariously irascible performance in years.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Judith Lightfoot Clarke and Greg Wood carry themselves with peevish authority as the Butley, oozing entitlement.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The childishness of his expressions infantilized a genuinely vicious regime, painting it as more peevish than petrifying.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The fantasy comedy twisted the types of fairy tales that Disney was known for with cruder and sillier humor and centered a grumpy ogre journeying to save a princess.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Phil suggested Rick might just be a grumpy old man.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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That Utah rideshare driver, however, was justifiable more grouchy.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Flockhart is equally supportive of Ford, having expressed her joy at watching her husband’s performance as the grouchy, oft-deadpan therapist.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Pickens’ talent was on display during three seasons with the Steelers, but so were enough instances of petulant or indifferent behavior for then-coach Mike Tomlin to question his maturity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Julio Torres of TV and movies and sketch comedy and stand-up is an adorable idiot, a stubborn, often petulant child with insights that elude adults.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For the priests, this was a case of demonic possession due to witch-craft, and Mary’s crabby, aloof neighbor Elizabeth Jackson was the prime witch suspect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The show followed the destitute Cuylers — father Early, his illegitimate son Rusty, his meth-loving sister Lily, and his crabby grandmother Granny — and their various moneymaking high jinks.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Irritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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