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Meaning of 'irascible' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Irascible [ a.]
- Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood.

Meaning of 'irascible' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . irascible [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by anger
Example in sentence:
  • a choleric outburst;
  • an irascible response
Meaning (2):
- quickly aroused to anger
Example in sentence:
  • a hotheaded commander

Nearby Words:

iracund irade iran iranian iranic irascibility irate

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