Definitions for irascibleɪˈræs ə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
i•ras•ci•bleɪˈræs ə bəl(adj.)
easily provoked to anger; very irritable.
characterized or produced by anger:
an irascible response.
Origin of irascible:
1350–1400; ME irascibel < LL īrāscibilis, der. of L īrāsc(ī) to grow angry
i•ras′ci•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered(adj)
quickly aroused to anger
"a hotheaded commander"
choleric, irascible(adj)
characterized by anger
"a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
Wiktionary
irascible(Adjective)
Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
Origin: From irascible, from irascibilis.
Webster Dictionary
Irascible(adj)
prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood
Translations for irascible
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
irascible(adjective)
irritable; easily made angry.
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