IRASCIBLE


Meaning of IRASCIBLE in English

[ ɪ'rasɪb(ə)l ]

■ adjective hot-tempered; irritable.

Derivatives

irascibility noun

irascibly adverb

Origin

ME: via Fr. from late L. irascibilis , from L. irasci 'grow angry', from ira 'anger'.

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