irascible

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From Middle English, from Old French irascible, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī (“to be angry, enraged”) + -bilis.

Irascible, the, vii. and viii. — The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno, Dante Alighieri
The irascible Mr. Smallweed scratches the air. — Bleak House, Charles Dickens
In his present tension he was doubly irascible. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes

choleric, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered

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