irascible

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, from Old French irascible, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī (“to be angry, enraged”) + -bilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/, /ɪˈɹæs.ə.bəl/ (less common) IPA(key): /aɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/ Rhymes: -ɪbəl === Adjective === irascible (comparative more irascible, superlative most irascible) Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable. Synonyms: cantankerous, choleric, cranky, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, hot-tempered; see also Thesaurus:irritable (theology) Relating to the irascible passions. Antonym: concupiscible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “irascible”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Further reading === “irascible”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “irascible”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īrāscibilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [i.ɾəˈsib.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [i.ɾaˈsi.ble] === Adjective === irascible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irascibles) irascible ==== Related terms ==== ira irascibilitat === Further reading === “irascible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “irascible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “irascible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “irascible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from īrāscor (“grow angry”), from īra (“anger”) (whence ire). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ʁa.sibl/ === Adjective === irascible (plural irascibles) irascible Synonyms: coléreux, soupe au lait Near-synonyms: irritable, susceptible ==== Derived terms ==== irascibilité === Further reading === “irascible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ciblerais == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin īrāscibilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iɾasˈθible/ [i.ɾasˈθi.β̞le] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /iɾaˈsible/ [i.ɾaˈsi.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ible Syllabification: i‧ras‧ci‧ble === Adjective === irascible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irascibles) irascible ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “irascible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025