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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
irascible. 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.
irascible. 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.
Irascible definition: easily provoked to anger; very irritable. See examples of IRASCIBLE used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as irascible, you mean that they become angry very easily.
If you're irascible, you get angry easily — perhaps blowing up in rage when someone brushes into you. Irascible comes from the Latin root ira, which means "anger" or "rage," the same root that gives us the word ire, "anger."
Define irascible. irascible synonyms, irascible pronunciation, irascible translation, English dictionary definition of irascible. easily provoked, testy, touchy, short-tempered: an irascible boss; an irascible response Not to be confused with: erasable – capable of being rubbed out;...
Definition of irascible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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irascible meaning, definition, what is irascible: easily becoming angry: Learn more.
