Irascible vs. Irritable

Irascibleadjective

Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.

Irascibleadjective

Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood.

Irascibleadjective

quickly aroused to anger;

Irascibleadjective

characterized by anger;

Irritableadjective

Capable of being irritated.

Irritableadjective

Easily exasperated or excited.

Irritableadjective

(medicine) Responsive to stimuli.

Irritableadjective

Capable of being irritated.

Irritableadjective

Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper.

Irritableadjective

Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.

Irritableadjective

Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.

Irritableadjective

easily irritated or annoyed;

Irritableadjective

abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

Irritableadjective

capable of responding to stimuli