Irritably
['ɪrətəbli]
Definition
(adv.) in an irritable manner; 'she had become irritably exact'.
Checked by Genevieve--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In an irritable manner.
Editor: Upton
Examples
- With those words he turned away from me, and began walking irritably up and down the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You are very good, said Will, irritably. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We found him moving restlessly from side to side of the bed, and wondering irritably whether he was to have the laudanum that night. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I don't want them,' returned Bradley, irritably, 'because I would rather not have them, but would much prefer to follow him all night. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Of course, or girl, Mr. Hubble, assented Mr. Wopsle, rather irritably, but there is no girl present. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Of course I should hate it--so would you, she rejoined, a trifle irritably. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Sir Percival shook it off irritably. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Oh, well, no wonder mine were overshadowed by Beaufort's, said Archer irritably. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Come in, he called out, irritably, whoever you are! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Why, I am going to tell you,' said Bounderby, irritably giving his arm to Mrs. Sparsit. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
Editor: Upton