irritable
Example Sentences
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I began, turning my charm first on to Mrs. Maroney and then her irritable offspring.
From Literature
Her bloating and weight loss were originally put down to irritable bowel syndrome until she became so ill she ended up in A&E.
From BBC
I’m an irritable live wire right now, and…if I’m completely honest, I’m probably just embarrassed to have anyone else see me this way.
From Literature
"I was so exhausted when I got home. I couldn't sleep. It was making me very irritable, because of the constant demands and never feeling like you're doing a good enough job."
From BBC
We are getting these dopamine hits and then our body tries to compensate for it and that puts us in a state where we are more irritable, more anxious, more depressed.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
