Definitions
characterized by anger
Word origin
From Middle English, from Old French irascible, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī (“to be angry, enraged”) + -bilis. See also -ible.
Used in a sentence
“I am naturally irascible, and if I could have shaken this negative gentleman vigorously, the relief would have been immense.”
“[…] a never idle man of great physical strength and extremely irascible—did he not fling a badly baked plum pudding through the window upon Christmas Day?”
“Alan Greenspan was on an irascible roll last week, first dissing everyone who holds a fixed-rate mortgage — suckers! — and later picking on folks who collect Social Security: Get back to work, Grandma.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Easily angered”9 letters
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