Irascibleness

Irascibleness
Irascible I*ras"ci*ble, a. [L. irascibilis, fr. irasci to be angry, ira anger: cf. F. irascible. See {Ire}.] Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood. -- {I*ras"ci*ble*ness}, n. -- {I*ras"ci*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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  • irascibleness — noun see irascible …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • irascibleness — See irascibility. * * * …   Universalium

  • irascibleness — noun The state of being irascible; irascibility. See Also: irascibility, irascible, irascibly …   Wiktionary

  • irascibleness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A tendency to become angry or irritable: irascibility, spleen, temper, temperament, tetchiness. Informal: dander. Slang: short fuse. Idiom: low boiling point. See FEELINGS …   English dictionary for students

  • irascibleness — n. quality of being irascible, quality of being easily inflamed by an anger …   English contemporary dictionary

  • irascibleness — n. Irascibility …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • irascibleness — iras·ci·ble·ness …   English syllables

  • irascibleness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being irascible …   Useful english dictionary

  • Irascibility — I*ras ci*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. irascibilit[ e].] The quality or state of being irascible; irritability of temper; irascibleness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • irascible — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin irasci to become angry, be angry, from ira Date: circa 1530 marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger • irascibility noun • irascibleness noun • irascibly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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