perturbable

adjective

Definition of perturbablenext
as in irritable

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  1. irritable
  2. irascible
  3. touchy
  4. testy
  5. dramatic
  6. melodramatic
  7. soulful
Adjective
  • Even if a more irritable side of her personality has emerged, there’s no excuse for cruelty.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In worst-case scenarios, pain can cause a dog to be more irritable and aggressive, like if a human had a severe headache and couldn't tolerate social interaction, Enomoto said.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Even the typically irascible Joy Behar was comparatively tame while expressing her dissatisfaction.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of irascible
Adjective
  • Performing Inflight Maneuvers Likewise, Germany's Fokker D7 was also highly touchy at the controls, particularly in prototype form; its thicker-than-usual wings resulted in some sketchy directional instability in a dive.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
  • But here’s another example of how lies beget lies, leading to some touchy situations.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of touchy
Adjective
  • Fans of America's No. 1 show are well aware of the testy battles between Costner, who has played the lead character John Dutton on the neo-Western series since its 2018 premiere, and creator and executive producer Taylor Sheridan.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Both of those unions have held their own strikes amid testy contract negotiations in the past few years.
    Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of testy
Adjective
  • What drove a lot of interest and buzz around the movie was a reported real-life feud between Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni, which featured things like dramatic press tours, people not following people on Instagram and some passive aggressive press comments.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The latter tapped them for the costume design of a dramatic, intepretative performance during Milan Design Week 2023.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • Neither the stage production nor the musical can do much with the melodramatic Madame Morrible, the headmistress at Shiz who becomes a key player in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz’s fascist machinations.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Go back to where the trend began with the first of the filmmaker’s limited horror series, the creepy, melodramatic 2018 adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel starring multiple actors who have become part of Flanagan’s regular ensemble: Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, Annabeth Gish, and Samantha Sloyan.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • Fulfilling the promise of this soulful ghost story required a deft touch, posing just enough questions in each episode that viewers longed for answers, not unlike the characters who wander into the light shop.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The song — conceived on Sariñana’s home piano, as Zamora revealed on social media — begins with a soulful R&B atmosphere, where the vocal textures of both artists intertwine with an ethereal performance.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of soulful
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perturbable

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