irascible

Word family nounirascibilityadjectiveirascibleadverbirascibly

i·ras·ci·ble /ɪˈræsəbəl/ adjectiveadj written

ANGRYeasily becoming angry 易怒的 SYN bad-tempered

an irascible old man

一位脾气暴躁的老人

Examples from the Corpus

irascible• He dashed about her, solicitous but irascible.• He was recognised to be highly jealous and irascible.• an irascible actress• He was irascible, hard-cussing, for ever landing in trouble.• Alicia Silverstone plays an irascible rich girl who stages her own kidnapping to get attention from daddy.• This irascible trait naturally served to increase his enemies.

Origin irascible

(1500-1600) French Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin ira; → IRE

词汇	irascible
释义	irascible Word family nounirascibilityadjectiveirascibleadverbirascibly i·ras·ci·ble /ɪˈræsəbəl/ adjectiveadj written ANGRYeasily becoming angry 易怒的 SYN bad-tempered an irascible old man 一位脾气暴躁的老人 Examples from the Corpus irascible• He dashed about her, solicitous but irascible.• He was recognised to be highly jealous and irascible.• an irascible actress• He was irascible, hard-cussing, for ever landing in trouble.• Alicia Silverstone plays an irascible rich girl who stages her own kidnapping to get attention from daddy.• This irascible trait naturally served to increase his enemies. Origin irascible (1500-1600) French Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin ira; → IRE
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