irritable

adjectives

easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
is derived from
irritability
is derived from
irritability
abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
irritable
is derived from
irritability
is similar to
responsive to physical stimuli
"a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"
sensitive
domain category
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
pathology
capable of responding to stimuli
excitable, irritable