irritableness

Example Sentences

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He must be free from ill passion and irritableness.

From The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity by Orr, Charles Ebert

Cochrane blinked, lifted even out of his irritableness by the sight before him.

From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray

He felt no anger at the denunciation, only a plaguing irritableness, an annoyance with both Harding and himself.

From Skin Game by Fritch, Charles E.

When he returned he went about his ordinary occupations; he was seemingly not in his usual health, but the constant irritableness had left him.

From Demos by Gissing, George

It had, in fact, resulted in a state of nervous irritableness; an outbreak of anger came to her as a relief, such as Emma had recently found in the shedding of tears.

From Demos by Gissing, George