From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishirasciblei‧ras‧ci‧ble /ɪˈræsəbəl/ adjective written ANGRYeasily becoming angry SYN bad-tempered an irascible old man
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irascible• He dashed about her, solicitous but irascible.• He was recognised to be highly jealous and irascible.• an irascible actress• He was irascible, hard-cussing, for ever landing in trouble.• Alicia Silverstone plays an irascible rich girl who stages her own kidnapping to get attention from daddy.• This irascible trait naturally served to increase his enemies.Origin irascible (1500-1600) French Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin ira; → IRE 