单词 | irascible |
释义 | irascible From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishirasciblei‧ras‧ci‧ble /ɪˈræsəbəl/ adjective writtenANGRYeasily becoming angry SYN bad-tempered an irascible old manExamples from the Corpusirascible• He dashed about her, solicitous but irascible.• He was recognised to be highly jealous and irascible.• an irascible actress• He was irascible, hard-cussing, for ever landing in trouble.• This irascible trait naturally served to increase his enemies.Origin irascible (1500-1600) French Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin ira; → IRE |
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