Associations to the word «Irascible»

Wiktionary

IRASCIBLE, adjective. Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.

Dictionary definition

IRASCIBLE, adjective. Quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander".
IRASCIBLE, adjective. Characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats