irascible
[ ih-ras-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪˈræs ə bəl /
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adjective
easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.
OTHER WORDS FOR irascible
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Origin of irascible
synonym study for irascible
1, 2. See irritable.
OTHER WORDS FROM irascible
i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, i·ras·ci·ble·ness, nouni·ras·ci·bly, adverbun·i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, nounun·i·ras·ci·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH irascible
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British Dictionary definitions for irascible
irascible
/ (ɪˈræsɪbəl) /
adjective
easily angered; irritable
showing irritabilityan irascible action
Derived forms of irascible
irascibility or irascibleness, nounirascibly, adverbWord Origin for irascible
C16: from Late Latin īrascibilis, from Latin īra anger
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