irritably
- 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
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
She blinked irritably and then shook her head as if to fling off her annoyance.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
