Irascible
Irritable; short-tempered; easily annoyed
adjectiveIrascible
Irritable; short-tempered; easily annoyed
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Imagine This
The teacher gets annoyed at every little mistake her students make, even mistakes that can be erased and corrected.
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Sounds Like
ih-RASS-uh-buhl
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Looks Like
Erasable (can be removed)
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Remember This
The root 'ira' meaning anger comes from Latin; 'irascible' relates to becoming angry. The related noun forms include 'irascibility' and 'irascibleness'.
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Other Forms
irascibilitynoun
irasciblenessnoun
irasciblyadverb
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Connect With
irritable, temper, mood, cantankerous, short-tempered, even-tempered (antonym), patient
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Note
Used to describe a person’s temperament. It is more formal than words like cranky or grouchy. Commonly describes quickness to anger rather than chronic hostility.