irritableness

Example Sentences

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Miriam had spent a day or two of alternate languor and irritableness, unable to attend to anything serious.

From The Emancipated by Gissing, George

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.

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

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

He must be free from ill passion and irritableness.

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