irritableness

Example Sentences

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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

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

From The Emancipated by Gissing, George

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 must be free from ill passion and irritableness.

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

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.