irritable
irritable is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper. Vicious, old, and irritable. Tennyson.
- 2.(Physiol.) Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
- 3.(Med.) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper. Vicious, old, and irritable. Tennyson called?
- What is endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli called?
- What is susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3 called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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