Irritable and Obliging

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Irritable adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.

Usage example: that irritable old man always yells at people to stay off of his lawn

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Obliging is an antonym for irritable.

Obliging adjective - Willing to do a favor.

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Irritable is an antonym for obliging.

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