irascible
adjective/ɪˈræsəbl/
/ɪˈræsəbl/
(formal)- becoming angry very easily synonym irritableTopics Feelingsc2Word Originlate Middle English: via French from late Latin irascibilis, from Latin irasci ‘grow angry’, from ira ‘anger’.
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