Severe, strict, harsh. †Of persons: Severe or harsh in temper or mood (obsolete). Of temper, etc.: Irritable, irascible.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] (79) sharpc1000 Severe, strict, harsh. †Of persons: Severe or harsh in temper or mood (obsolete). Of temper, etc.: Irritable, irascible. impatient1377 Not patient; not bearing or enduring (pain, discomfort, opposition, etc.) with composure; wanting in endurance; irritable, irascible, easily… out-sharpinga1382 Bitter, irritable. teethya1500 Touchy, testy, peevish, crabbed. fumish1523 figurative. Inclined to fume, hot-tempered, irascible, passionate; also, characterized by or exhibiting anger or irascibility. testy1526 Prone to be irritated by small checks and annoyances; impatient of being thwarted; resentful of contradiction or opposition; irascible… crabbed1535 In later use: Cross-tempered, ill-conditioned, irritable, acrimonious, churlish; having asperity or acerbity of temper. Since 16th cent. a frequent… tettish1567 Peevish, irritable, fretful. peevish1577 Irritable, querulous; childishly fretful; characterized by or exhibiting petty bad temper. Of personal qualities, actions, behaviour, etc. kickish1589 Given to kicking; irritable. splenetic1593 Having an irritably morose or peevish disposition or temperament; given or liable to fits of angry impatience or irritability; ill-humoured, testy… spleenful1594 Full of spleen; passionate, irritable, peevishly angry. Of persons (or animals). tetchy1596 Easily irritated or made angry; quick to take offence; short-tempered; peevish, irritable; testy. (Cf. t… Of persons. wasp-stung1598 irritable (as if stung by a wasp). touchy1602 Highly sensitive in temper or disposition; easily offended or angered; liable to take offence with little cause; irascible, irritable, tetchy. spleeny1604 Spleenful; splenetic. pruriginous1609 In extended use: characterized by excessive restlessness or curiosity; excitable, irritable, fretful. rare after 18th cent. Cf. prurient, adj. 1. teety1621 (See quots.) splenitive1633 Splenetic. peltish1648 Enraged, angry. irritable1662 Readily excited to anger or impatience; easily ruffled or annoyed. splenatic1663 Of persons: Spleenful. splenetive1678 = splenetic, adj. 3. unheer1691 (See quot.) rusty1694 colloquial. Of a person: bad-tempered, irritable; angry. Frequently in to turn rusty and variants. Cf. to ride rusty at phrases 1 to run rusty at… nettlesome1766 Of people or animals: easily nettled, irritable. Obsolete. stingy1781 Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, cross. dialect. snarly1798 Inclined to snarl; irritable, cross. Also transferred. tutty1809 Irritable, testy, peevish. spleenical1818 Spleenful. rileya1824 Angry, cross; irritable, bad-tempered. Now rare. nettly1825 Of a person: irritable. Now rare. edgy1837 Having one's nerves on edge; irritable; testy. porcupinal1846 characteristic or suggestive of a porcupine, prickly. shirty1846 colloquial (chiefly British). Bad-tempered, irritable, annoyed. Frequently in to get shirty. Cf. shirt, n. phrases 2h(a) phrases 2h(b). raspish1854 Irritating; irritable; ill-tempered; sharp, waspish. Cf. raspy, adj. 2. peckish1857 North American. Irritable, peevish; touchy. streaky1860 slang. Irritable, ill-tempered. owly1864 Canadian and U.S. regional (chiefly Midwest). Peevish, irritable, fretful; cross, angry. teasy1866 Bad-tempered, irritable, tetchy. fussy1869 Of a baby or infant: irritable or dissatisfied; prone to crying or being upset. raspy1869 Chiefly North American. Easily exasperated; irritable; ill-tempered. spiky1881 figurative. Suggestive of spikes; sharp. chippyc1885 Cross, irritable, grumpy. Also in later use: touchy and defensive, esp. on account of having a grievance. tetchous1890 = tetchy, adj. 1. narky1895 Irritable, bad-tempered; sarcastic, disparaging. snarky1906 Irritable, short-tempered, ‘narky’. ringy1907 Irritable; ‘ornery’; angry. snarkish1912 Scot1916 British slang. Chiefly with lower-case initial. Originally: †an irritable or bad-tempered person (obsolete). Later: a fit of bad temper, a bad… crooked1945 figurative. Australian and New Zealand slang. = crook, adj. 2c; esp. in crooked on, angry at. Usually pronounced/krʊkt/. niggly1952 = niggling, adj. (in various senses). Also: irritable, short-tempered. snooty1959 Supercilious, haughty, conceited; affecting superiority, snobbish; ‘highbrow’, ‘stuck-up’. Occasionally, irritable, short-tempered. kvetchy1965 Given to or characterized by complaining or criticizing; ill-tempered, irritable. to be on the rag1967 slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). to be on the rag:(a) to be menstruating (cf. sense 4a); (b) (of either sex) to be irritable or angry, to be in… sandpaper1976 figurative. Chiefly attributive or as adj., rough, abrasive, aggressive. gribble1984 Irritable, bad-tempered. splenous- Splenetic, spleenful. Subcategories:— somewhat (2) — characterized by (2) — snappish or sharp-tongued (17) |
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