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irascible
irascibleeasily provoked, testy, touchy, short-tempered: an irascible boss; an irascible response
Not to be confused with:erasable – capable of being rubbed out; easily erased: Write in pencil so that it is erasable.i·ras·ci·ble I0228300 (ĭ-răs′ə-bəl, ī-răs′-)adj.1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī, to be angry, from īra, anger; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
i·ras′ci·bil′i·ty, i·ras′ci·ble·ness n.i·ras′ci·bly adv.irascible (ɪˈræsɪbəl) adj1. easily angered; irritable2. showing irritability: an irascible action. [C16: from Late Latin īrascibilis, from Latin īra anger] iˌrasciˈbility, iˈrascibleness n iˈrascibly advi•ras•ci•ble (ɪˈræs ə bəl)
adj. 1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable. 2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response. [1350–1400; Middle English irascibel < Late Latin īrāscibilis, derivative of Latin īrāsc(ī) to grow angry] i•ras`ci•bil′i•ty, i•ras′ci•ble•ness, n. i•ras′ci•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | irascible - quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered, cholericill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | | 2. | irascible - characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"cholericangry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers" |
irascibleadjective bad-tempered, cross, irritable, crabbed, touchy, cantankerous, peppery, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric, narky (Brit. slang) He had an irascible temper.irascibleadjective1. Having or showing a bad temper:bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish.Informal: crabby, mean.Idiom: out of sorts.2. Easily annoyed:choleric, peppery, quick-tempered, testy, tetchy, touchy.Translationsirascible (iˈrӕsibl) adjective irritable; easily made angry. 易怒的 易怒的iˈrascibly adverb 易怒地 易怒地iˌrasciˈbility noun 易怒 易怒EncyclopediaSeeIrascibilityirascible
irascible (ĭ-răs′ĭ-b'l) [LL. irascibilis] Marked by outbursts of temper or irritability; easily angered.irascible
Synonyms for irascibleadj bad-temperedSynonyms- bad-tempered
- cross
- irritable
- crabbed
- touchy
- cantankerous
- peppery
- tetchy
- ratty
- testy
- chippy
- short-tempered
- hot-tempered
- quick-tempered
- choleric
- narky
Synonyms for irascibleadj having or showing a bad temperSynonyms- bad-tempered
- cantankerous
- crabbed
- cranky
- cross
- disagreeable
- fretful
- grouchy
- grumpy
- ill-tempered
- irritable
- nasty
- peevish
- petulant
- querulous
- snappish
- snappy
- surly
- testy
- ugly
- waspish
- crabby
- mean
adj easily annoyedSynonyms- choleric
- peppery
- quick-tempered
- testy
- tetchy
- touchy
Synonyms for irascibleadj quickly aroused to angerSynonyms- hotheaded
- hot-tempered
- quick-tempered
- short-tempered
- choleric
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