irritableness

Example Sentences

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It is perfectly marvelous to notice how a child will put on from six to eight pounds in a short period, at the same time overcoming his irritableness and fretfulness.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

Great singularity of conduct habitually displayed, periods of depression, irritableness, and nervousness, when crossed with similar characteristics in the other parent, or other unusual ones, not infrequently develop into actual insanity in succeeding generations.

From Insanity Its Causes and Prevention by Stearns, Henry Putnam

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.

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

From The Emancipated 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