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
SSRIs are linked to a condition called neonatal adaption syndrome, in which infants are born jittery, irritable and with abnormal muscle tone.
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Andrew Novick, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
Frequently, kids who suppress emotions at school come home irritable in a low-key fashion at home.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 July 2025
This can lead to symptoms like gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel and joint pain.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Not surprisingly, then, these films are usually littered with bums and losers — people who really should have moved on with their lives — possessing irritable personalities, cynical worldviews, or hilarious delusions of grandeur.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Andrew Novick, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
Frequently, kids who suppress emotions at school come home irritable in a low-key fashion at home.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 July 2025
This can lead to symptoms like gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel and joint pain.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Not surprisingly, then, these films are usually littered with bums and losers — people who really should have moved on with their lives — possessing irritable personalities, cynical worldviews, or hilarious delusions of grandeur.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritable
Adjective
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While Starship traveled its furthest distance of 2025 during its May 27 flight, the test marked the third time in a row that the spacecraft came apart in a fiery mishap before attempting key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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After the intensity of the Virgo New Moon and the deep-dive vibes of the Scorpio Moon earlier in the week, this fiery lunar shift invites us to shake things off.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Lily, as played by Sophia Hammons, has a distinctive snappish downbeat British-princess personality; some of it is her accent, some of it her entitled ‘tude.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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
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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
Adjective
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Golden smiles for the picture but makes a grumpy face in a second photo, sitting alongside her older sister Sterling Skye, 4.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Golden smiled for the picture but made a grumpy face in a second photo, sitting alongside her older sister, Sterling.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When Vivian Powers went to foster a new kitten, she was pulled in by a cat's grouchy face.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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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
Adjective
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The kidnappers’ only demand is Dalton’s resignation, which seems like a no-brainer to Dalton’s petulant teenage daughter (Isobel Akuwudike’s Sylvie).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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Jimmy Butler did not have to consider the fallout of petulance because he already was known as petulant.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Attend the Fiddler Crab Festival Every February over Presidents’ Day weekend, the three-day Fiddler Crab Festival brings crabby fun and community pride to Steinhatchee.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Her dissatisfaction with her crabby old husband drives her into the same state of amorous turmoil that Vanya and Sonya find themselves in.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Irritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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