irascibleadj.

Brit.

/ɪˈrasᵻb(ə)l/,

/ʌɪˈrasᵻb(ə)l/, U.S.

/ᵻˈræsəbəl/

Forms: Also 1600s irasible, 1700s irrascible.

Etymology: < French irascible (12th cent. in Littré), < Latin īrāscibilis, < īrāscī to grow angry.

a. Easily provoked to anger or resentment; prone to anger; irritable, choleric, hot-tempered, passionate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > [adjective] > irascible (of person)

hotOE

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hastya1350

angrya1387

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quicka1400

irefulc1400

melancholyc1450

turnec1480

iracundiousa1492

passionatea1500

fumish1523

irascible1530

wrothful1535

fierya1540

warm1547

choleric1556

hot at hand1558

waspish1566

incensive1570

bilious1571

splenative1593

hot-livered1599

short1599

spitfire1600

warm-tempered1605

temperless1614

sulphurous1616

angryable1662

huffy1680

hastish1749

peppery1778

quick-tempered1792

inflammable1800

hair-triggered1806

gingery1807

spunky1809

iracund1821

irascid1823

wrathy1828

frenzy1859

gunpowdery1868

gunpowderous1870

tempersome1875

exacerbescent1889

tempery1905

lightningy1906

temperish1925

short-fused1979

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 316/2 Irascible, inclyned or disposed to anger, irascible.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Irascible, cholerick, soon angred, subject to anger.

1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. (1817) I. ii. 345 The Scots, naturally an irascible and high spirited people.

1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous i, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. IV. 11 The boar..was a much more irascible and courageous animal.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule viii. 120 The only daughter of a solitary and irascible old gentleman.

b. Of emotions, actions, etc.: Characterized by, arising from, or exhibiting anger.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] > characterized by anger

wrothc1000

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wrathful1390

angrya1393

wrawc1475

wrothful1535

choleric1567

irascible1659

wrathy1873

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 426 Irascible, and objurgatory speech.

1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles (1789) lx. 200 Our irascible passions..indulged..are ready to defile the whole man.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 296 No animal in the creation seems endued with such an irascible nature.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 302 Dignity is always more irascible the more petty the potentate.

1882 A. W. Ward Dickens v. 119 His irascible nature failed to resent a rather doubtful compliment.

c. irascible appetite, irascible affection, irascible part of the soul, in Plato's tripartite division of the soul, τὸ θυμοειδές, one of the two parts of the irrational nature, being that in which courage, spirit, passion, were held to reside; and which was superior to τὸ ἐπιθυμητικόν, the concupiscible adj. part in which resided the appetites.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Platonism > specific features

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theocrasy1842

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum iii. vi. (Add. MS. 27944) lf. 20 b/2 Drede & sorwe comeþ of þe irascibel, for of þing þat we hatiþ, we haueþ sorowe.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. LLi^v It is called the appetyte irascible, or the angry appetyte.

1606 L. Bryskett Disc. Ciuill Life 48 The seates of the two principall appetites, the irascible and the concupiscible; of that the heart, of this the liuer.

1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 23 Pride, Contempt, Impatience, Anger, Fear, Boldness and the like generous and brave Passions, belong to what we say is the irascible part of the mind.

1863 J. W. Draper Intell. Devel. Europe (1865) v. 116 Now, the reason being seated in the head, the spirit or irascible soul has its seat in the breast.

†d. quasi-n.= Irascible appetite, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Platonism > specific features

examplea1398

ideaa1398

irascible affection1398

idee1542

spicec1555

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mundane spirit1642

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anamnesis1656

mundane soul1665

species1678

theocrasy1842

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiv. 250 Our first parents..lost this qualitie, and the irascible and concupiscible remained.

1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus To Rdr. sig. A iij a These I spread before him..to provoke his Irascible.

Derivatives

iˈrascibleness n. irascibility.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Irascibleness.

iˈrascibly adv. in an irascible manner, angrily.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > [adverb]

hastilyc1330

cholericly1536

fumishly1570

waspishly1684

irascibly1828

cholerically1862

1828 Mirror V. 264/1 Nothing irascibly said will..make way with an obstinate or wilful man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	irascible
释义	irascibleadj. Brit. /ɪˈrasᵻb(ə)l/, /ʌɪˈrasᵻb(ə)l/, U.S. /ᵻˈræsəbəl/ Forms: Also 1600s irasible, 1700s irrascible. Etymology: < French irascible (12th cent. in Littré), < Latin īrāscibilis, < īrāscī to grow angry. a. Easily provoked to anger or resentment; prone to anger; irritable, choleric, hot-tempered, passionate. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > [adjective] > irascible (of person) hotOE wooda1250 hastivec1300 irous1303 hastya1350 angrya1387 melancholiousa1393 quicka1400 irefulc1400 melancholyc1450 turnec1480 iracundiousa1492 passionatea1500 fumish1523 irascible1530 wrothful1535 fierya1540 warm1547 choleric1556 hot at hand1558 waspish1566 incensive1570 bilious1571 splenative1593 hot-livered1599 short1599 spitfire1600 warm-tempered1605 temperless1614 sulphurous1616 angryable1662 huffy1680 hastish1749 peppery1778 quick-tempered1792 inflammable1800 hair-triggered1806 gingery1807 spunky1809 iracund1821 irascid1823 wrathy1828 frenzy1859 gunpowdery1868 gunpowderous1870 tempersome1875 exacerbescent1889 tempery1905 lightningy1906 temperish1925 short-fused1979 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 316/2 Irascible, inclyned or disposed to anger, irascible. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Irascible, cholerick, soon angred, subject to anger. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. (1817) I. ii. 345 The Scots, naturally an irascible and high spirited people. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous i, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. IV. 11 The boar..was a much more irascible and courageous animal. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule viii. 120 The only daughter of a solitary and irascible old gentleman. b. Of emotions, actions, etc.: Characterized by, arising from, or exhibiting anger. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] > characterized by anger wrothc1000 wrethfulc1325 wrathful1390 angrya1393 wrawc1475 wrothful1535 choleric1567 irascible1659 wrathy1873 1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 426 Irascible, and objurgatory speech. 1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles (1789) lx. 200 Our irascible passions..indulged..are ready to defile the whole man. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 296 No animal in the creation seems endued with such an irascible nature. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 302 Dignity is always more irascible the more petty the potentate. 1882 A. W. Ward Dickens v. 119 His irascible nature failed to resent a rather doubtful compliment. c. irascible appetite, irascible affection, irascible part of the soul, in Plato's tripartite division of the soul, τὸ θυμοειδές, one of the two parts of the irrational nature, being that in which courage, spirit, passion, were held to reside; and which was superior to τὸ ἐπιθυμητικόν, the concupiscible adj. part in which resided the appetites. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Platonism > specific features examplea1398 ideaa1398 irascible affection1398 idee1542 spicec1555 irascible1594 mundane spirit1642 evocation1646 anamnesis1656 mundane soul1665 species1678 theocrasy1842 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum iii. vi. (Add. MS. 27944) lf. 20 b/2 Drede & sorwe comeþ of þe irascibel, for of þing þat we hatiþ, we haueþ sorowe. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. LLi^v It is called the appetyte irascible, or the angry appetyte. 1606 L. Bryskett Disc. Ciuill Life 48 The seates of the two principall appetites, the irascible and the concupiscible; of that the heart, of this the liuer. 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 23 Pride, Contempt, Impatience, Anger, Fear, Boldness and the like generous and brave Passions, belong to what we say is the irascible part of the mind. 1863 J. W. Draper Intell. Devel. Europe (1865) v. 116 Now, the reason being seated in the head, the spirit or irascible soul has its seat in the breast. †d. quasi-n.= Irascible appetite, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Platonism > specific features examplea1398 ideaa1398 irascible affection1398 idee1542 spicec1555 irascible1594 mundane spirit1642 evocation1646 anamnesis1656 mundane soul1665 species1678 theocrasy1842 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiv. 250 Our first parents..lost this qualitie, and the irascible and concupiscible remained. 1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus To Rdr. sig. A iij a These I spread before him..to provoke his Irascible. Derivatives iˈrascibleness n. irascibility. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Irascibleness. iˈrascibly adv. in an irascible manner, angrily. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > [adverb] hastilyc1330 cholericly1536 fumishly1570 waspishly1684 irascibly1828 cholerically1862 1828 Mirror V. 264/1 Nothing irascibly said will..make way with an obstinate or wilful man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1398
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