Irritable

Pronunciation: /ˈɪrɪtəbl/

Definitions of irritable

adjective describing someone who is easily annoyed or provoked to anger

Example Sentences

A1 She gets irritable when she's hungry.

A2 The baby was irritable after missing his nap.

B1 The long wait in line made him irritable.

B2 His irritable mood was a result of stress at work.

C1 The constant noise in the city made her irritable and anxious.

C2 His irritable behavior towards his colleagues was affecting team morale.

Examples of irritable in a Sentence

formal The patient's irritable behavior may be a sign of an underlying medical condition.

informal She's always so irritable in the mornings before she's had her coffee.

slang Don't talk to him right now, he's in a really irritable mood.

figurative The constant noise outside was like an irritable itch that she couldn't scratch.

Grammatical Forms of irritable

• past tense: irritated
• plural: irritables
• comparative: more irritable
• superlative: most irritable
• present tense: irritates
• future tense: will irritate
• perfect tense: has irritated
• continuous tense: is irritating
• singular: irritable
• positive degree: irritable
• infinitive: to irritate
• gerund: irritating
• participle: irritated

Origin and Evolution of irritable

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'irritable' originated from the Latin word 'irritabilis' which means easily provoked or excited.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'irritable' has come to be used in a medical context to describe a heightened sensitivity or reactivity of a bodily organ or tissue.