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
Rather than get irritable online, Medeiros did something positive about it.
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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
An irritable bunch of San Francisco Giants fans don’t seem to understand that ownership has cut the cord on gaudy free-agent deals and long-term commitments.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
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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
An irritable bunch of San Francisco Giants fans don’t seem to understand that ownership has cut the cord on gaudy free-agent deals and long-term commitments.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritable
Adjective
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One social media video taken from along a highway near the barracks showed the aftermath of the strike, with pieces of fiery debris scattered along the mountain range housing the barracks.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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One person is dead after a fiery crash involving a tree in New Canaan on Tuesday night.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The poodle community is particularly snappish about doodles.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Helen is allowed to be irritable and anti-social, chain-smoking and snappish, without the filmmaker casting judgment.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Antonia has also wound up with her family, including her grandmother, an irascible old woman who is both Antonia’s role model and perhaps chief antagonist.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While grunge seemed peevish, grim, defeatist, and dour—and extended the kind of us-vs.-them culture most famously centered by the indie rock of the ’80s and ’90s, Oasis was celebratory, communal, and democratic while exploring themes of alienation, escape, and fantasies of triumph.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
28 July 2025
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Thousands of people — displaced by disaster, their past lives gone up in smoke — are hostage to the whims of a peevish president who always puts his feelings first and cares nothing for the greater good.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Is Cronin a mad genius, or just a grumpy, old man coaching basketball?—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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If your child acts grumpy and tired after school, wait to ask them how their day was.—
Margery D. Rosen,
Parents,
5 Mar. 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
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The two major parties fight for control like petulant children wrestling over a television remote.—
Stu Strumwasser,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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With milk and cookies as props, Hendrick underscored that his star driver and crew chief were acting like petulant children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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Lucy Van Pelt Lucy is the crabby kid who always has something up her sleeve.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Irritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritable. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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