A description of an article in the New York Times read, "PreCheck, the expedited-screening program used by a quarter of all passengers in domestic airports, is making for a less irritable experience."
They meant irritating. Here's what dictionary.com says:
ir·ri·ta·ble
[ir-i-tuh-buh
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1.
easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
2.
Physiology, Biology . displaying irritability.
3.
Pathology . susceptible to physical irritation.
4.
Medicine/Medical . abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.
ir·ri·tat·ing
[ir-i-tey-ting] Show IPAadjective
causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
I find going through security at airpots, especially those scanners that make you stand with your hands up in surrender, irritating but maybe I'm irritable.
ps: A friend suggested that I subhead these posts, "One man's doomed attempt to promote proper usage." He's probably right, but I'm not giving up!
