Hostile vs Irritable - What's the difference?
hostile | irritable |
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
Capable of being irritated.
Easily exasperated or excited.
Responsive to stimuli.
As adjectives the difference between hostile and irritable
is that hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly while irritable is capable of being irritated.As a noun hostile
is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.hostile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change