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Irritable vs Tiresome - What's the difference?

irritable | tiresome |

As adjectives the difference between irritable and tiresome

is that irritable is capable of being irritated while tiresome is causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

irritable

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * irritably * irritability * irritable bowel syndrome

    tiresome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
    • Eventually his long stories became tiresome .

    Synonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome * See also

    Antonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): energizing, exciting, fresh, interesting