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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irascible \I*ras"ci*ble\, a. [L. irascibilis fr irasci to be angry, ira anger: cf F. irascible. See {Ire}.] Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood. -- {I*ras"ci*ble*ness}, n. -- {I*ras"ci*bly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: irascible adj 1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}] 2: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" [syn: {choleric}]
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