(a.) Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper.
(a.) Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli.
(a.) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3.
Example Sentences:
(1) Postpartum management is directed toward decreasing vasospasm and central nervous system irritability and maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance.
(2) testosterone, fentanyl, nicotine) may ultimately be administered in this way, important questions pertaining to pharmacology (tolerance), toxicity (irritation, sensitisation) and dose sufficiency (penetration enhancement) remain.
(3) It was shown that the antibiotic had low acute toxicity, did not cumulate and had no skin-irritating effect.
(4) Inhibition of binding of [3H]TPA to the receptor preparation by tigliane and ingenane DTE correlates with irritant activity in vivo, while some daphnane and 1 alpha-alkyldaphnane DTE inhibit binding of [3H]TPA in a less pronounced manner but still are very irritant.
(5) Exposure to irritants was also more common among the asthmatics than the nonasthmatics with similar exposure to organic allergens (P = 0.004).
(6) The purpose of this study was to develop a new model for the induction of chronic irritant contact dermatitis, which would reflect well the conditions of daily practice.
(7) The drug I started taking caused an irritating, chronic cough, which disappeared when I switched to an inexpensive diuretic.
(8) These injections led to epidermal hyperplasia in areas overlying the irritant and the effect was most significant when the irritant was placed in the upper dermis.
(9) Two children required lidocaine therapy for cardiac irritability manifesting as multifocal PVCs and ventricular tachycardia.
(10) In autumn, leaf-heaps composted themselves on sunken patios, and were shovelled up by irritated owners of basement flats.
(11) The dietary fibre intake of 25 patients with the irritable bowel syndrome was assessed by dietary recall over one week for the period before onset of symptoms, at diagnosis and after six months treatment with bran and a fibre-rich diet, and compared with controls matched for age and sex.
(12) A case of epidermoid tumor of the sacral area with S3 root irritation resulting in bladder dysfunction is presented and its possible relationship to spinal puncture is discussed.
(13) The present study did not identify any baseline parameters such as initial prostate volume, peak flow rates, or obstructive or irritative symptom scores that correlated with clinical outcome.
(14) Scores on the "dependent smoking" subscale of the smoking motivation questionnaire correlated significantly with overall withdrawal severity, craving, and increased irritability.
(15) The airways can be affected by inflammation, can be targets of infection, and can respond to chemical irritants with bronchoconstrictive responses.
(16) Some pulp irritation can occur if deep restorations are not placed over a protective film.
(17) MIDAZOLAM IS SUPERIOR TO DIAZEPAM IN CERTAIN WAYS: it has a more rapid onset; produces greater anterograde amnesia, less postoperative drowsiness, less venous irritation and less likelihood of thrombophlebitis development.
(18) Primary invasive adenocarcinoma of the bladder was diagnosed in a fifty-two-year-old male with a two-month history of irritative voiding symptoms.
(19) We studied seventy patients, 23 males and 47 females with irritable bowel syndrome in adolescence aged 13-19 yrs, who visited the department of psychosomatic medicine in Takano Hospital during about six year period of April, 1986-July, 1992.
(20) The study suggested that 1) diabetes and "prediabetes" produce significant changes in levels of chondroitin 4, 6, and dermatan sulfates within alveolar bone, 2) in "prediabetic" animals, interdental bone loss occurs prior to the onset of clinical symptoms and in the absence of local irritating factors, the bone height appears to return to normal levels, and 3) there may be a correlation between alveolar bone height and relative levels of dermatan sulfate.
Touchy
Definition:
(a.) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Example Sentences:
(1) Davey has made it clear there will be no attempt to compete with Classic FM, which, with its touchy feeliness and “smiling down the airwaves”, has almost treble Radio 3’s audience.
(2) Perhaps the new Marr has yet to make his touchy-feely debut.
(3) Voters looking for further nuance might have been left a little underwhelmed, not least by the expectation that world-famous analytic philosophers tend not to rely on anything as touchy feely as intuition.
(4) She also combines a refusal to do touchy-feely with a sharp eye for a populist policy – support for bobbies on the beat, for example – that has proved a winning combination in Westminster and among the rightwing press.
(5) In recent weeks he has appeared uncharacteristically downbeat and touchy.
(6) Broadcasters and production companies are touchy when asked about their policies on inclusion.
(7) The "feminisation of European culture" has been underway since the 1830s, and by now, men have been reduced to an "emasculate[d] … touchy-feely subspecies".
(8) In terms of affective complaints, patients were more depressive, anxious, touchy and irritable; their personalities showed a higher degree of emotional lability, excitement and irritability.
(9) In that time, I never achieved the serene illusion of infallibility that distinguishes Jimmy: “I haven’t been wrong about a play since 1924, and on that night I happened to be afflicted with a head cold.” He is selfish, rude, touchy, spoilt, extravagant and, in the way of such characters, much loved by his friends.
(10) And it is hard to look at the pictures, ubiquitous this morning, without a disgracefully touchy-feely, yes, I fear, even protectively feminine response.
(11) It was Mr Kohl's "touchy-feely" politics that enabled him to forge a relationship with François Mitterrand that was the bedrock of the German-French axis within the European Union and which enabled the swift reunification of Germany .
(12) On the other hand, the company appears touchy about being pressed on such subjects.
(13) As it develops, digital is becoming more touchy-feely and more sensory,” Jones notes.
(14) Since taking over at the Vatican, Francis has urged the Catholic church not to be obsessed with "small-minded rules" and to emphasise compassion over condemnation in dealing with touchy topics like abortion, gay rights and contraception.
(15) It would not be surprising if the UN is touchy about its approach to population questions.
(16) "It's a touchy subject, but as a southerner you can't ignore our history any more than a Renaissance painter can ignore the Virgin Mary.
(17) Even primary school children seem well aware that who did what in the Levant before the war is a touchy subject.
(18) It is a touchy subject for Rohingya, many of whom lack any documentation but insist that their ancestors were born and bred in the state.
(19) Among the names who have fired away are CJ Wilson, Max Scherzer, Brad Ziegler, Skip Schumaker and his Dodgers teammate Matt Kemp, who said: Talking about things like this is very, very touchy.
(20) You see this trend of self-publication: things being democratised all over the place like photography and video, but this is something that hasn’t really been democratised yet.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest I can see how this might be a sensitive topic for some DJs who’ve worked hard to develop their skills over the years, only to see apps come along promising to let anyone have a bash, complete with that sync feature – a whole other touchy topic in itself – to make the actual mixing less of a challenge.