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Irritable vs Sulky - What's the difference?

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Irritable is a related term of sulky.


As adjectives the difference between irritable and sulky

is that irritable is capable of being irritated while sulky is silent and withdrawn after being upset.

As a noun sulky is

a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

irritable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being irritated.
  • Easily exasperated or excited.
  • Responsive to stimuli.
  • Derived terms

    * irritably * irritability * irritable bowel syndrome

    sulky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • silent and withdrawn after being upset
  • the sulky child
  • * 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
  • The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky , and would only say, ā€œIā€™m older than you, and must know better.ā€ And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.

    Synonyms

    * sullen, morose

    Noun

    (sulkies)
  • A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
  • Any carriage seating only the driver.