irascible
easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.
Origin of irascible
1synonym study For irascible
Other words for irascible
Opposites for irascible
Other words from irascible
- i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, i·ras·ci·ble·ness, noun
- i·ras·ci·bly, adverb
- un·i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·i·ras·ci·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with irascible
- erasable, irascible
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How to use irascible in a sentence
His mind fluttered irascibly to escape from this thought, but still came back to it, like a tethered bird.
Letters from America | Rupert Brooke"Had a right to listen if you wanted to," declared Hayward, irascibly.
The Copy-Cat and Other Stories | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanHe exclaimed irascibly as he added more and more stiffening paste.
"You've been told before not to butt in to grownup talk," his uncle reproved him irascibly.
The Flying U's Last Stand | B. M. BowerThereupon the little broker, as a relief to his outraged feelings, emptied his champagne-glass at a draught and scowled irascibly.
The Law-Breakers and Other Stories | Robert Grant
British Dictionary definitions for irascible
/ (ɪˈræsɪbəl) /
easily angered; irritable
showing irritability: an irascible action
Origin of irascible
1Derived forms of irascible
- irascibility or irascibleness, noun
- irascibly, adverb
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