Syntaxiom

irritably

/ˈɪɹɪɾəbli/ adv

In an irritable manner.

Word Origin Irritably is from irritable, from irritate + -able 'capable of being'. So it means 'in an irritable manner'. The root irritare gives us irritant, irritation, and irritability. The -able suffix is from Latin -abilis, meaning 'able to be'. So someone who is irritable is easily provoked.

adv In an irritable manner.

She responded irritably when asked about the delayed project.

(副词) 易怒地；暴躁地

当被问及延误的项目时，她易怒地回应。

(adverbio) irritablemente; de manera irritable; con irritabilidad [De manera irritable.]

Respondió con irritabilidad cuando le preguntaron sobre el proyecto retrasado.

(adverbe) irritablement; d'un ton irritable; avec irritation [D'un air irritable; avec mauvaise humeur.]

Elle a répondu avec irritation quand on l'a interrogée sur le projet en retard.

(Adverb) gereizt; verärgert [in gereizter oder leicht verärgerter Stimmung; mit Ungeduld oder Empfindlichkeit]

Sie antwortete **irritably**, als sie nach dem verzögerten Projekt gefragt wurde.

(副詞) 怒りやすく、短気に。

彼女は遅れたプロジェクトについて尋ねられたとき、短気に返答した。

(advérbio) irritadamente; de modo irritadiço; com irritação [De maneira irritadiça.]

Ela respondeu com irritação quando perguntada sobre o projeto atrasado.

Synonyms: cantankerously peevishly testily grumpily grouchily crossly snappishly Antonyms: cheerfully good-naturedly pleasantly amiably
Word parts: irritat + able + ly

Common collocations

say verb think verb ask verb demand verb then adv wonder verb on adv mutter verb shrug verb snap verb reply verb rather adv

Related words

irritate irritation irritability irritant irritating

Get offline access, pronunciation, spaced repetition, and learning games:

Download Syntaxiom →
📱 Offline access 🔊 Pronunciation 🧠 Spaced repetition 📖 Native language bridges