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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024i•ras•ci•ble /ɪˈræsəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - easily made angry; very irritable:an irascible city bus driver.
- showing or produced by anger:an irascible response.
i•ras•ci•bil•i•ty /ɪˌræsəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•ras•ci•ble (i ras′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - easily provoked to anger;
very irritable:an irascible old man. - characterized or produced by anger:an irascible response.
- Late Latin īrāscibilis, equivalent. to Latin īrāsc- (stem of īrāscī to grow angry; equivalent. to īr(a) ire + -ā- theme vowel + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ī infinitive ending; see -esce) + -ibilis -ible
- Middle English irascibel 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged testy, touchy, peppery, choleric, short-tempered. See irritable.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged calm, even-tempered.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: irascible /ɪˈræsɪbəl/ adj - easily angered; irritable
- showing irritability: an irascible action
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin īrascibilis, from Latin īra angeriˌrasciˈbility, iˈrascibleness n iˈrascibly adv |