perturbable

adjective

as in irritable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbable
  1. irritable
  2. irascible
  3. touchy
  4. testy
  5. dramatic
  6. melodramatic
  7. soulful
Adjective
  • Murray says her own experience has made her more understanding when female colleagues seem more tired or irritable than usual, particularly when the behavior is out of character.
    — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Could be because for much of the running time, Abrams’ Jay Gardiner is up against what looks like a very large irritable sphincter.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • The irascible Atmane then took his frustrations out on the net, smashing his racket on the net cord three times.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Others, like his irascible Celebrity Jeopardy standout Sean Connery, are the uncanny product of masterful tinkering, with Hammond eventually stretching the real and the perceived into a shape as recognizable as the actual figure himself.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of irascible
Adjective
  • By sticking her neck out and opening up a very touchy subject for examination, Hannah-Jones has done much more to advance the cause of public education than most of her detractors will give her credit for.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Despite their pointy protrusions, the sculptures are not spiky enough to leave a mark; and despite their flirtations with touchy subject matter, none of the works—not even the 9/11 ones—are vulgar enough to get Wolfson in hot water.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of touchy
Adjective
  • In an at-times testy news conference on Monday, coach Nick Sirianni was asked multiple times about the team’s handling of the situation after learning about the blood clot in Hurts’ calf.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The testy exchange capped a five-minute opening statement in which Williams torched national reporting for trying to box his injury into a tidy Grade 2 timeline.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of testy
Adjective
  • Instead, the situation in Austin has taken a dramatic turn over the past three weeks.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • However, the government has announced a dramatic cut in the number of working holiday visas, from 31,000 to 5,000.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Neither maudlin nor melodramatic, and without any glorification, the song is infected by the same chilling gloom which has glommed onto the best of Messrs Linkous, Berman, and Drake.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • His eclectic back catalog is more like a pick’n’mix of Swedish candy, filled with syrupy electro-pop and wonky and soulful house.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In the past month, the soulful singer has been pushing the limits of her passport and circadian rhythms.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of soulful
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