irascible

CEFRC2

/ɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Easily annoyed or made angry.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Relating to the irascible passions.

Examples

  • The irascible old man frequently complained about the noise in the neighborhood.

  • The irascible professor lost patience when the phones started ringing.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /aɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered; hot-tempered.

  2. Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English, from Old French irascible, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī (“to be angry, enraged”) + -bilis. See also -ible.