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- Dictionaryirascible/ɪˈrasɪb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a tendency to be easily angered: "an irascible and difficult man"
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The meaning of IRASCIBLE is marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger. How to use irascible in a sentence. Irascible Has an Angry History
adjective. formal uk / ɪˈræs.ə.b ə l / us / ɪˈræs.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. made angry easily: She's becoming more and more irascible as she grows older. Synonyms. bad-tempered. choleric formal. short-tempered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom.
adjective. formal us / ɪˈræs.ə.b ə l / uk / ɪˈræs.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. made angry easily: She's becoming more and more irascible as she grows older. Synonyms. bad-tempered. choleric formal. short-tempered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom.
Definitions of irascible. adjective. quickly aroused to anger. synonyms: choleric, hot-tempered, hotheaded, quick-tempered, short-tempered. ill-natured. having an irritable and unpleasant disposition. adjective. characterized by anger. “an irascible response”.
1. easily angered; irritable. 2. showing irritability. an irascible action.
Jul 12, 2024 · Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable . Synonyms: cantankerous, choleric, cranky, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, hot-tempered; see also Thesaurus: irritable. ( theology) Relating to the irascible passions. Antonym: concupiscible.
If you describe someone as irascible, you mean that they become angry very easily.
1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable. 2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response. [1350–1400; Middle English irascibel < Late Latin īrāscibilis, derivative of Latin īrāsc (ī) to grow angry] i•ras`ci•bil′i•ty, i•ras′ci•ble•ness,n. i•ras′ci•bly,adv.
Definition of irascible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Irascible Definition. ĭ-răsə-bəl, ī-răs- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Easily angered; quick-tempered. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Showing or resulting from a quick temper or a fit of anger. An irascible reply. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms:
