"irritable" meaning in English

See irritable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪrɪtəbl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-irritable.wav [UK] Forms: irritable [positive], more irritable [comparative], most irritable [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is irritable, they are grumpy, angry, cross and/or disagreeable
    Sense id: simple-irritable-en-adj-p0ZxJOpX
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