WotW: Irascible

[ih-ras-uh-buhl]

adj.

1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable
2. characterized or produced by anger

Example Sentences

1. He had the ability to upset the people with his irascible manner and then charm them all over again.
2. But the irascible old militia colonel was there to oppose it, and his harsh arguments disappointed his colleagues.

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