irascible

[ ih-ras-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪˈræs ə bəl /
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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

1350–1400; Middle English irascibel < 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

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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Words related to irascibility

fury, tiff, sensitivity, resentment, snit, irritation, anger, irritability, annoyance, pugnacity, impatience, fit, acerbity, passion, wax, furor, ire, outburst, tizzy, petulance

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British Dictionary definitions for irascibility

irascible
/ (ɪˈræsɪbəl) /

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