irascible

Meaning of irascible

adjective
  1. having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
    an irascible and difficult man

late Middle English: via French from late Latin irascibilis, from Latin irasci ‘grow angry’, from ira ‘anger’.

Information about irascible

Hyphenation of irascible

iras-ci-ble

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • irascible is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

irascible synonyms

Meaning choleric:

choleric, hotheaded

Meaning having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed:

irritable

Meaning irritable and inclined to speak sharply; snappish:

snappy

Meaning (of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite:

snappish

Meaning irritable and bad-tempered:

tetchy

Meaning easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered:

testy

Meaning easily upset or offended; oversensitive:

touchy

Meaning tense, nervous, or irritable:

edgy

Meaning irritable:

crabby, crotchety

Meaning readily expressing anger or irritation:

waspish

Meaning having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper:

dyspeptic

Meaning bad-tempered and unfriendly:

surly

Meaning annoyed:

cross

Meaning (especially of an old person) easily irritated:

crusty

Meaning (of handwriting) very small and difficult to decipher:

crabbed

Meaning irritable and bad-tempered; grumpy; complaining:

grouchy

Meaning bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative:

cantankerous

Meaning (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and negative:

curmudgeonly

Meaning having or showing an irritable disposition:

peevish

Meaning complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner:

querulous

Meaning tending to find fault or raise petty objections:

captious

Meaning (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome:

fractious

Meaning spiteful; bad-tempered:

bilious

Meaning bad-tempered or irritable:

narky

Meaning (of a person) ready to take offence:

prickly

Meaning resembling or characteristic of a rat:

ratty

Meaning having a tendency to be easily angered; irascible:

iracund

Translation of irascible

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