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Synonyms for irascible
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-ras-uh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈræs ə bəl |
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Définition of irascible
Origin :- late 14c., from Middle French irascible (12c.) and directly from Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin irasci "be angry, be in a rage," from ira "anger" (see ire).
- adj crabby
- Theophrastus couldn't better have depicted the irascible man.
- Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
- He pushed his hand through his hair with an irascible gesture.
- Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
- The father was as bluff and portly and irascible as she was patient and gentle.
- Extract from : « The Spirit of Sweetwater » by Hamlin Garland
- His name was Kara-Tete, meaning "the irascible" in the native tongue.
- Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
- This concession, however, by no means satisfied the irascible Louis.
- Extract from : « Louis XIV., Makers of History Series » by John S. C. Abbott
- He, too, must needs give vent to his irascible feelings some how.
- Extract from : « Popular Education » by Ira Mayhew
- One reads that the Béarnais are "irascible, jealous, and spirituel."
- Extract from : « The Automobilist Abroad » by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
- The horse, half Spanish, powerful and irascible, was quickly saddled.
- Extract from : « Clarence » by Bret Harte
- Hector Macdonald was somewhat sanguine and irascible in temper.
- Extract from : « Freaks on the Fells » by R.M. Ballantyne
- It seemed to her that there was unusual irritation in her brother's irascible voice.
- Extract from : « The Madigans » by Miriam Michelson
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