irritant
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 8
/ˈɪɹɪtənt/
Definition of irritant
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Causing irritation or inflammation.
“Lin had harassed the missionary group multiple times. However, he was the one who scheduled a meeting with the two CGM members at a laundromat. Upon meeting, before they could even exchange words, Lin launched an attack. He pulled out a bottle of irritant liquid that he had prepared beforehand and sprayed it into their eyes.”
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adj
-
(not-comparable)Causing irritation or inflammation.
“Lin had harassed the missionary group multiple times. However, he was the one who scheduled a meeting with the two CGM members at a laundromat. Upon meeting, before they could even exchange words, Lin launched an attack. He pulled out a bottle of irritant liquid that he had prepared beforehand and sprayed it into their eyes.”
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(Scotland, not-comparable)Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
“The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their king, with this clause irritant; that, if he did violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him no allegiance.”
noun
- Any medication designed to cause irritation
- A source of irritation.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French irritant, equivalent to irritate + -ant.
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