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1 irritable
adj. irriterad, arg; lättretlig, irritabel* * *adjective (easily annoyed: He was in an irritable mood.) lättretlig, irritabel -
2 crusty
adj. med krispigt skal; tuff, argsint* * *1) (having a crust: crusty bread.) skorpartad, hård, knaprig2) (surly or irritable.) sur, vresig -
3 edgy
adj. retlig, spänd, nervös* * *adjective (irritable: That actress is always edgy before a performance.) irriterad, nervös -
4 irascible
adj. hetsig, lättretlig, argsint, snarstucken, hetlevrad* * *[i'ræsibl](irritable; easily made angry.) hetsig, lättretlig, argsint- irascibility -
5 irritate
v. irritera; provocera, orsaka irritation (på hud etc.)* * *['iriteit]1) (to annoy or make angry: The children's chatter irritated him.) irritera2) (to make (a part of the body) sore, red, itchy etc: Soap can irritate a baby's skin.) irritera•- irritably
- irritability
- irritableness
- irritating
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6 jumpy
adj. irriterad, spänd, nervös* * *adjective (nervous; easily upset: He has been very jumpy and irritable lately.) gripa, nappa på -
7 peevish
adj. arg; retlig* * *['pi:viʃ](easily made angry; irritable; frequently complaining: a peevish old man.) retlig, vresig- peevishness
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8 snappy
adj. kvick; pigg; snabb; bitsk, snäsig* * *1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) bitsk, vresig2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) kvick, snabb3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) flott, ärtig
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