provokable
Able to anger
Provokable describes someone or something capable of being provoked—easily stirred to anger, reaction, or response.
A provokable person has a short fuse: He's too provokable to ignore the taunts.
The word applies beyond temperament: an immune response may be provokable, or a debate provokable by the right question.
Easily provoked to annoyance
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
grumpy · petulant · peevish · tetchy · grouchy · snappy · short-tempered · hotheaded
Tending to respond
- triggerWhat initiates action
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
- responsiveQuick to react
impulsive · instinctive · spontaneous · hair-trigger · excitable · inflammable · combustible · volatile
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- defenselessWithout means to resist
exposed · unguarded · open · suggestible · malleable · fragile · delicate · tender
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
cranky · grumpy · petulant · peevish · tetchy · grouchy · snappy · short-tempered · hotheaded · irascible
reactive
Tending to respond
- triggerWhat initiates action
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
responsive · impulsive · instinctive · spontaneous · hair-trigger · excitable · inflammable · combustible · volatile · mercurial
vulnerable
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
defenseless · exposed · unguarded · open · suggestible · malleable · fragile · delicate · tender · soft
provokableimperturbable
Incapable of being upset
unflappable · even-tempered · composed · placid · unshakable
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