Definition of irascible Irascible
/ɪɹæˈsɪbʌl/ - [iratsibul] - i•ras•ci•ble
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What does irascible mean?
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| irascible - characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" | ||
| choleric | ||
| angry feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" | ||
| irascible - quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" | ||
| choleric, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered | ||
| ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- irascible (a.)
Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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irascible
Quickly provoked or inflamed to anger.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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irascible
ī-ras′i-bl, adj. susceptible of ire or anger: easily provoked: irritable.—n. Irascibil′ity.—adv. Iras′cibly. [Fr.,—L. irascibilis—irasci, to be angry—ira, anger.]
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