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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Elsewhere, there were Victorian-era greeting cards of cats irritably perched on tricycle seats, or posed as if having tea parties.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 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
It won’t work,” the van driver says irritably before pulling away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2015
As the snow swirls irritably around the Harpa building, it is easy to make a link between the game’s environment and the country in which it was conceived.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2015
When Mr. Armin ignored him, he turned away and began pacing irritably back and forth.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
