irascible
[ ih-ras-uh-buhl ]
adjective
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
1, 2. See irritable.
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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British Dictionary definitions for irascible
irascible
/ (ɪˈræsɪbəl) /
adjective
easily angered; irritable
showing irritability: an irascible action
Origin of irascible
1C16: from Late Latin īrascibilis, from Latin īra anger
Derived forms of irascible
- irascibility or irascibleness, noun
- irascibly, adverb
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