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irascible
Meaning: prone to becoming angry easily
irascible in a sentence
How irascible is used in real sentences:
The irascible coach shouted whenever a player missed an easy pass.
Even a polite question could provoke the irascible governor.
“Venn, usually patient, became irascible under pressure; a violinist's harmless question provoked a shouted answer and an abruptly canceled rehearsal.”
— from the passage An Opera by Post
Synonyms for irascible
Other words for irascible — irritable, testy and choleric — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of irascible
Words that mean the opposite of irascible:
Where it comes from
From Latin irasci, meaning 'to become angry.'
Memory hook
IRASCIBLE sounds like 'irate': an irascible person is easily angered.