Exasperable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Incapable of being easily irritated or annoyed, often indicating a person or situation that is resistant to frustration
2. Describing someone or something that cannot be easily provoked into anger or exasperation
3. Characterizing a state or condition that remains unfazed by attempts to evoke annoyance or irritation

Etymology: The root is Latin "asper," meaning "rough" or "harsh." Latin built "exasperare" from it, literally "to make very rough," and English borrowed the verb "exasperate" with a sense closer to making something worse or more severe. The sense of provoking someone's temper came to the fore later. The English suffix "-able," meaning "capable of being," turns that verb into an adjective for something that can be pushed into this state. So "exasperable" means easily exasperated. The sense in the request, resistant to irritation, belongs to the "inexasperable" form.

Synonyms: irritatable, provokable, annoyable

Antonyms: calm, untroubled, easygoing