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Antonyms for irascible

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-ras-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈræs ə bəl

Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for irascible

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