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Adjective
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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 -
If you are rushed or irritable, say so.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Paul’s father is the righteous wrath of society, looking down on his son’s fecklessness with the zealotry of an irascible Fox News addict who doesn’t see any value at all in arts funding.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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It’s also oddly bifurcated into two noticeably chunks, with the first half focusing on Hank and Yvonne’s tender but touchy, highly tectchy relationship and the second half leaning into the gonzo forward momentum of a get-the-dough crime flick.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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After Caroline's statement, a Kennedy family insider told PEOPLE that there's always been a touchy dynamic between JFK's daughter and the many children of RFK, noting that Caroline's attack merely brought the tension to the surface.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After the Dolphins’ joint practice with the Bears already got testy, the table is set for the next two sessions against the Lions.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tuesday’s hearing, a continuation of days of witness testimony about the environmental impacts of Alligator Alcatraz, was at times testy.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That means the blood-red moon will climb above the eastern horizon already darkened, creating a dramatic but challenging sight.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the end, the most dramatic deadline-day transfer was the one that reflected a summer-long trend.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Like soap operas, The Gilded Age is melodramatic and often ridiculous, with a world populated by stock characters who live through endless plot twists.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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The melodramatic suspense series stars Kim You-jung and Kim Young-dae, with Kim Do-hoon and Lee Yu-leum in supporting roles.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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New builds feel soulful in the hands of Denise Morrison, founder and principal designer of Morrison Interiors.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even the beautiful, mellow hipsters in the closing story set in Paris are soulful twin siblings who communicate with sensitivity and understated depth of feeling.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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