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irascible
easily provoked, testy, touchy, short-tempered: an irascible boss; an irascible response
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erasable – capable of being rubbed out; easily erased: Write in pencil so that it is erasable.
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i·ras·ci·ble
(ĭ-răs′ə-bəl, ī-răs′-)adj.
1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī, to be angry, from īra, anger; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
i·ras′ci·bil′i·ty, i·ras′ci·ble·ness n.
i·ras′ci·bly adv.
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irascible
(ɪˈræsɪbəl)adj
1. easily angered; irritable
2. showing irritability: an irascible action.
[C16: from Late Latin īrascibilis, from Latin īra anger]
iˌrasciˈbility, iˈrascibleness n
iˈrascibly adv
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i•ras•ci•ble
(ɪˈræs ə bəl)adj.
1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable.
2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.
[1350–1400; Middle English irascibel < Late Latin īrāscibilis, derivative of Latin īrāsc(ī) to grow angry]
i•ras`ci•bil′i•ty, i•ras′ci•ble•ness, n.
i•ras′ci•bly, adv.
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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" |
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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) He had an irascible temper.
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irascible
adjective1. Having or showing a bad temper:
bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish.
Idiom: out of sorts.
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سَريع الغَضَب
popudlivý
hidsig
gechjähzornig
ärrituv
uppstökkur
greit supykstantis
viegli aizkaitināms
asabîkolay kızansinirli
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irascible
(iˈrӕsibl) adjective irritable; easily made angry.
iˈrascibly adverbiˌrasciˈbility noun
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irascible
a. irascible, que se irrita fácilmente.
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