irritable (adj.)

  1. easily irritated or annoyed; an incorrigibly fractious young man; not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

    [ Syn: cranky , fractious , nettlesome , peevish , peckish , pettish , petulant , scratchy , testy , tetchy , techy ]

  2. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

  3. capable of responding to stimuli

    [ Syn: excitable ]

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