| 单词 | irascible |
| 释义 | irascible —irascibility, irascibleness, n. —irascibly, adv. /i ras"euh beuhl/, adj. 1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man. 2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response. [1350-1400; ME irascibel < LL irascibilis, equiv. to L irasc- (s. of irasci to grow angry; equiv. to ir(a) IRE + -a- theme vowel + -sc- inchoative suffix + -i inf. ending; see -ESCE) + -ibilis -IBLE] Syn. 1, 2. testy, touchy, peppery, choleric, short-tempered. See irritable. Ant. 1, 2. calm, even-tempered. |
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