iracund

[ ahy-ruh-kuhnd ]

/ ˈaɪ rəˌkʌnd /

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adjective

prone to anger; irascible.

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Origin of iracund

1815–25; <Latin īrācundus, equivalent to īrā- (see irate) + -cundus inclined to (adj. suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM iracund

i·ra·cun·di·ty, noun

Words nearby iracund

Iqbal, Iquique, Iquitos, Ir, Ira, iracund, irade, Iraki, Iráklion, Iran, Iran-Contra affair

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How to use iracund in a sentence

An iracund bear, of dangerous proportions, and justly irritated against us at present?
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Volume V. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
A fat, just man, he too; probably somewhat iracund; not without troubles in his House.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for iracund

iracund

/ (ˈaɪərəˌkʌnd) /

adjective

rare easily angered

Derived forms of iracund

iracundity, noun

Word Origin for iracund

C19: from Latin īrācundus, from īra anger

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