Hypertext Webster Gateway: "irascible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Irascible \I*ras"ci*ble\, a. [L. irascibilis, fr. irasci to be
angry, ira anger: cf. F. irascible. See {Ire}.]
Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger;
choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible
temper or mood. -- {I*ras"ci*ble*ness}, n. -- {I*ras"ci*bly},
adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
irascible
adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric},
{hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short},
{short-tempered}]
2: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible
response" [syn: {choleric}]
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