Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

irascible

Syllabification: (i·ras·ci·ble)
Pronunciation: /iˈrasəbəl/
Translate irascible | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of irascible

adjective

  • having or showing a tendency to be easily angered:an irascible man

Derivatives

irascibility

Pronunciation: /iˌrasəˈbilitē/
noun

irascibly

Pronunciation: /-blē/
adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via French from late Latin irascibilis, from Latin irasci 'grow angry', from ira 'anger'

Remember that irascible has -sc- in the middle; the ending is -ible.she’s irascible, and gets suddenly cross.

irascible in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of irascible in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More results for irascible

Result list for irascible

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …