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[ ih-ras -uh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪˈræs ə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.
Origin of irascible First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English irascibel from 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
SYNONYMS FOR irascible 1, 2 testy, touchy, peppery, choleric, short-tempered.
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ANTONYMS FOR irascible 1, 2 calm, even-tempered.
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synonym study for irascible 1, 2 . See irritable.
OTHER WORDS FROM irascible i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, i·ras·ci·ble·ness, noun i·ras·ci·bly, adverb un·i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, noun un·i·ras·ci·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for irascible adjective easily angered; irritable
showing irritability an irascible action
Derived forms of irascible irascibility or irascibleness , noun irascibly , adverb Word Origin for irascible C16: from Late Latin īrascibilis, from Latin īra anger
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