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i⋅ras⋅ci⋅ble

  [i-ras-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME irascibel < LL īrāscibilis, equiv. to L īrāsc- (s. of īrāscī to grow angry; equiv. to īr(a) ire + -ā- theme vowel + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ī inf. ending; see -esce ) + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
i⋅ras⋅ci⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, i⋅ras⋅ci⋅ble⋅ness, noun
i⋅ras⋅ci⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. testy, touchy, peppery, choleric, short-tempered. See irritable.

Antonyms:
1, 2. calm, even-tempered.
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i·ras·ci·ble   (ĭ-rās'ə-bəl, ī-rās'-)   
adj.  
  1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
  2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī, to be angry, from īra, anger; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
i·ras'ci·bil'i·ty, i·ras'ci·ble·ness n., i·ras'ci·bly adv.
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Irascible

I*ras"ci*ble\, a. [L. irascibilis, fr. irasci to be angry, ira anger: cf. F. irascible. See Ire.] Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood. -- I*ras"ci*ble*ness, n. -- I*ras"ci*bly, adv.
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Language Translation for : irascible
Spanish: irascible,
German: jähzornig,
Japanese: 怒りっぽい
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irascible 
1398, from Fr. irascible (12c.), from L.L. irascibilis, from L. irasci "grow angry," from ira "anger" (see ire).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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