irritable
adjective
easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
irritably
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a word derived from
irritable.
Example Sentences
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A flower seller, asked about the tourist trade, irritably mimed how some outsiders would manhandle his delicate blooms — brilliant purple irises and Van Gogh-worthy sunflowers — and then walk away without buying anything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
In Texas, Dawood Formuli misses his family’s typical pre-iftar routine: His hungry father irritably asking for his food.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
Shoppers jostled irritably for what slim pickings remained, while the checkout line snaked all the way back to the frozen foods section.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2020
I watched irritably as the driver ignored every opportunity to switch lanes and save us from inhaling the toxic air.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2017
Crooks said irritably, “You can come in if you want.”
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
