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irascible
(redirected from irascibleness)

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i·ras·ci·ble  (-rs-bl, -rs-)
adj.
1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.

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

i·rasci·bili·ty, i·rasci·ble·ness n.
i·rasci·bly adv.

irascible [ɪˈræsɪbəl]
adj
1. easily angered; irritable
2. showing irritability an irascible action
[from Late Latin īrascibilis, from Latin īra anger]
irascibility , irascibleness n
irascibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.irascible - quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2.irascible - characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"

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) He had an irascible temper.
Translations
irascible [ɪˈræsɪbl] ADJirascible, colérico

irascible [ɪˈræsɪbəl] adjirascible

irascible
adjreizbar, erregbar, jähzornig; temperament alsojähzornig, heftig, aufbrausend

irascible [ɪˈræsɪbl] adjirascibile
irascible [ɪˈræsɪbl] adjirascibile

irascible
adj irascible [iˈrӕsibl]
irritable; easily made angry. liggeraak سَريع الغَضَب сприхав popudlivý hidsig jähzornig ευέξαπτος irascible äkiline تند خو kiivas irascible נוֹח לִכעוֹס चिड़चिड़ा razdražljiv ingerlékeny mudah tersinggung uppstökkur irascibile 怒りっぽい 화를 잘 내는 irzlus, greit supykstantis viegli aizkaitināms mudah tersinggung prikkelbaar hissig, irritabel, oppfarende wybuchowy irascível irascibil вспыльчивый popudlivý, hnevlivý razdražljiv plahovit hetsig, lättretlig, argsint โกรธง่าย kolay kızan, sinirli, asabî 易怒的 дратівливий, запальний غصیل nóng nảy
adv iˈrascibly
liggeraak بِغَضَبٍ سَريع сприхаво hněvivě hidsigt jähzornig ευερέθιστα, ευέξαπτα irasciblemente, con cólera/ira äkiliselt با تند خویی kiivaasti avec colère בְּכַעַס क्रोधशीलता razdražljivo ingerlékenyen dengan marah reiðilega in modo irascibile 怒りっぽく 성미 급하게 irzliai viegli aizkaitināmi dengan mudah tersinggung prikkelbaar hissig, irritabelt wybuchowo irascivelmente irascibil, nervos вспыльчиво popudlivo razdražljivo plahovito hetsigt ที่มีผลจากความโกรธ sinirli/asabî bir şekilde 易怒地 гаряче, запально غصے سے một cách nóng nảy
n iˌrasciˈbility
liggeraaktheid سُرْعَة الغَضَب сприхавост popudlivost hidsighed der Jähzorn ευερεθιστότητα irascibilidad äkkviha تند خویی kiivaus irascibilité רַגזָנוּת क्रोध razdražljivost ingerlékenység kemarahan reiðigirni irascibilità 短気 성미 급함 irzlumas aizkaitināmība perasaan mudah tersinggung prikkelbaarheid hissighet wybuchowość irascibilidade irascibilitate вспыльчивость popudlivosť razdražljivost plahovitost hetsighet, lättretlighet, argsinthet ที่มีผลจากความโกรธ sinirlilik, asabiyet 易怒 дратівливість, запальність غصیل پن tính hay nóng nảy


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