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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as in irritability
readiness to show annoyance or impatience
the old man's chronic irritableness makes him the terror of the nursing home
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Recent Examples of irritable
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
And even in what was a stilted match played in an increasingly irritable atmosphere, Rogers and Tielemans delivered with an assist each.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
This stretch can worsen pain in people with back pain, very tight hamstrings, or irritable nerves.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
Social media makes us into irritable toddlers.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
It is believed to reduce pain and inflammation, and has been used for treatment of back pain, high blood pressure, arthritis, migraines, and irritable bowel disease.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
And even in what was a stilted match played in an increasingly irritable atmosphere, Rogers and Tielemans delivered with an assist each.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
This stretch can worsen pain in people with back pain, very tight hamstrings, or irritable nerves.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
Social media makes us into irritable toddlers.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritable
Adjective
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Ethan just held onto a plane in mid-air, beat the bad guy, and defeated a god-like artificial intelligence averting the fiery nuclear death of all humanity.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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As Mars meets with Venus in a fiery trine, this sizzling synergy activates your 10th house of authority and publicity and sixth house of due diligence.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Your personality or mood changes Several symptoms that aren’t memory-related are associated with early Alzheimer's and dementia, including irritability, depression, anxiety, and apathy.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Mood swings, irritability, headaches, acne, and cramps are some of the most common symptoms suffered by women during the week leading up to menstruation.—
María Quiles,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Harriette Cole: My twins are getting snappish over college acceptance Asking Eric: A cemetery guard ruined my father’s funeral, and that was just the start This includes stating your belief that your explanations may not be believed.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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Named Lija, the wary but winsome mutt — in fact played by the filmmaker’s own pet — is snappish and defensive when her wounds are first treated, only to slowly relent and relax in the face of genuine tenderness.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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His aggression remains — Meyers is seeing just 3.59 pitches per plate appearance and has absurd numbers against the first pitch of a plate appearance — but has cut down on chasing in the middle of at-bats, allowing for some longer battles.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Every day of inaction is an act of aggression against the system that protects our elders from poverty and indignity.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Lawrence’s new mother Grace is anything but as an irascible New Yorker who moves to rural Montana with her son and husband Jackson, played by Robert Pattinson.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Seeing irascible old coots soften when in the presence of cherubic little nuggets gets me every time.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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On a less peevish note: The entry is making its New York Times Crossword debut.—
Sam Corbin,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Rojas’s recollections weren’t peevish—fine work was produced under these conditions.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Even as grumpy old men, each still very much has his soapbox.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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That changed in 1998, though, with the success of Becker (1998–2004), a CBS sitcom about a grumpy doctor that Danson starred on for six seasons.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Frye's comic foil was a grouchy widower played by George Gaynes, a character actor with credits going back 20 years who had just scored memorable roles in Tootsie and the Police Academy series.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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The only people who can help Sara and Devin are Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), a grouchy mountain man, and Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a mute Shoshone girl fleeing her own violent past.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Irritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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