irritable

Adjective
  1. Easily irritated or annoyed (synset 301140041)
    "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
    similar to: ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
    same as: cranky, fractious, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
  2. Abnormally sensitive to a stimulus (synset 302111880)
    referred to in: pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
    similar to: sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli
  3. Capable of responding to stimuli (synset 302111557)
    referred to in: physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
    similar to: sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli
    same as: excitable

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