perturbable

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Adjective
  • That’s because the Moon is at odds with Mars today and everyone is irritable.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
  • What are the symptoms of irritable bowel disease?
    Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The coach of the team, Tarrant, an irascible, former Marine, allowed outsiders to come watch practice.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • 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
  • People are touchy during the Full Moon.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Although unconfirmed, sources also believe Biel may still be upset by photos published by The Sun in 2019 of Timberlake being touchy with his Palmer co-star Alisha Wainwright in New Orleans.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
Adjective
  • This is a testy day for romance.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • The only other testy line of inquiry pressured Altman to admit that as CEO of OpenAI’s for-profit and nonprofit arms, Altman had no oversight.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • However, from such dizzy heights, the fall from grace has been dramatic.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • What wasn’t was Eastern Michigan and Oceanside’s Leovao twins first surviving Sunday’s stroke-play cut from 30 to 15 teams, then advancing to Tuesday morning’s quarterfinals, then knocking off Texas in dramatic fashion to reach the afternoon semis.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • The rest of the cast including Lennie, Sánchez-Gijón, Luengo and Smit fit right in to Almodóvar’s uniquely melodramatic world.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • The day started with security measures both real and melodramatic.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Having spent weeks in the Top 40 on the national jazz charts, Memories Unleashed is a soulful journey through The Great American Songbook, blending the elegance of classic jazz with intimate storytelling rooted in lived experience.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • The soulful cut ultimately played over the end credits of Episode 8.
    Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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