irascibleadjective
uk/ɪˈræs.ə.bəl/us/ɪˈræs.ə.bəl/formalmade angry easily:
She's becoming more and more irascible as she grows older.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- petulant
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- ratty
- surly
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
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irascibly
adverb uk/ɪˈræs.ə.bli/us/ɪˈræs.ə.bli/
irascibility
noun [ U ] uk/ɪˌræs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ɪˌræs.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/