irascible

i·ras·ci·ble  (-rs-bl, -rs-)

adj.

1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.

2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin rscibilis, from Latin rsc, to be angry, from ra, anger; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]

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i·rasci·bili·ty, i·rasci·ble·ness n.

i·rasci·bly adv.

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irascible

Adjective

easily angered [Latin ira anger]

irascibility n
irascibly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	irascible - quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" hot-tempered, hotheaded, quick-tempered, short-tempered, choleric ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	2.	irascible - characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" choleric angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"

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irascible

adjective bad-tempered, cross, irritable, crabbed, touchy, cantankerous, peppery, tetchy, ratty Brit., N.Z. (informal) testy, chippy (informal) short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric, narky Brit. (slang)

Translations

irascible [ɪˈræsɪbl] adj → irascible

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irascible [ɪˈræsɪbl] adj → irascible

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irascible [ɪˈræsɪbl] adj → jähzornig

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irascible [ɪˈræsɪbl] adj → irascibile