Irascible vs. Irritable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Irascible and Irritable
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Irascible
Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
Irritable
Easily irritated or annoyed.
Irascible
Characterized by or resulting from anger.
Irritable
(Medicine) Abnormally or excessively sensitive to a stimulus
Irritable bladder.
Irascible
Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
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Irritable
Capable of responding to a stimulus. Used of an organism.
Irascible
Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood.
Irritable
Capable of being irritated.
Irascible
Quickly aroused to anger;
A hotheaded commander
Irritable
Easily exasperated or excited.
An irritable old man
Irascible
Characterized by anger;
A choleric outburst
An irascible response
Irritable
(medicine) Responsive to stimuli.
Irritable
Capable of being irritated.
Irritable
Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper.
Vicious, old, and irritable.
Irritable
Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
Irritable
Easily irritated or annoyed;
An incorrigibly fractious young man
Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Irritable
Abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
Irritable
Capable of responding to stimuli
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