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
  • Coupled with erratic blood sugar levels – often caused by diets high in refined sugars and low in nutrients – these energy dips and spikes can leave you feeling irritable and drained.
    Lina Begdache, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This can contribute to symptoms such as fatigue, muscle aches, and irritable mood.
    Rosanna Sutherby, PharmD, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • The irascible superstar was suspended by the team after demanding to be traded, with the Warriors reportedly one of his preferred destinations.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of irascible
Adjective
  • Stewart Mandel parsed out a difficult — and touchy — topic.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
  • The amphitheater is a touchy issue for another reason.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of touchy
Adjective
  • Collaboration on deportations has been a testy issue between China and the United States for years.
    Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In one particularly testy exchange on a conspiracy theories subreddit, two hair stylists clashed over Mangione’s eyebrows.
    David Gilbert, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of testy
Adjective
  • That would add another dramatic twist to a story that is full of surprises.
    John Brandon, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Yet on Friday, Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president who has overseen his country’s dramatic decline — including runaway inflation, blackouts, hunger, mass migration and the unraveling of the nation’s democracy — was sworn in for a third term in office.
    Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • Movies in this questionably political category tend to feature othered people dealing with some melodramatic version of struggle.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, their presence tips the narrative into something both more melodramatic and more conventional, with blazing showdowns and a climax of moral retribution worthy of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • Follow along for live coverage Altadena, an unincorporated town in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, was a soulful middle-class suburb drawing diverse groups and creatives unlike anywhere else in Los Angeles County.
    Claire Wang, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The soulful song was ranked as the Hot 100 Song of the Year.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of soulful
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