brainish, quick-tempered, tearaway(a), impetuous, choleric, short-tempered, hot-tempered, impulsive, madcap, hotheaded. Antonyms: good-natured, unangry(p)

synonyms for irascible

• cantankerous.
• cranky.
• feisty.
• grouchy.
• passionate.
• surly.
• testy.
• uptight.

transitive verb. : to make ill-humored or discontented —usually used as a participial adjective they were a very disgruntled crew— Flannery O’Connorangry letters from disgruntled readers.

: not happy or satisfied : not pleased unpleased with the children’s behavior …

Irascible comes from the Latin root ira, which means “anger” or “rage,” the same root that gives us the word ire, “anger.” The -sc in the middle of irascible, means “becoming,” so irascible doesn’t just mean you’re angry — it’s got action built into it.

Definition: characterized by anger, or easily angered. Synonyms: irritable, angry, testy, cross, belligerent, quick-tempered, petulant. Antonyms: cheerful, pleasant, easygoing. Tips: Irascible is derived from the Latin irasci, which means “to grow angry.” Irascible describes someone who grows angry very easily.

5 “Stop Acting Like A Disgruntled Pelican” A perfect example of this is when Moira tells David to stop acting like a disgruntled pelican. It’s hard to tell exactly what it means to act like a disgruntled pelican but it’s a fantastic phrase to say to anyone to get them confused.

Disgusted, disgruntled and disheveled are what you might call “lonely negatives.” They’re negative words whose positive partners have vanished or never existed in the first place.

“Unpleased” is considered archaic; the standard modern word for your reaction to something you don’t like is “displeased.” However “unpleasing” is still current to describe something that fails to please: “the arrangement of ‘Silent Night’ for truck air horns was unpleasing.” But “displeasing” is more common.

not allowed
: not allowed : unpermitted.

Words related to irascible cantankerous, cranky, feisty, grouchy, passionate, surly, testy, uptight, angry, bearish, bristly, choleric, crabbed, cross, fractious, hasty, hot-tempered, huffy, ireful, irritable.

Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for irascible The IRA has made a SCIence of causing people to be irritaBLE and throw temper tantrums. 0 6. alms means givings…qualms means misgivings. 0 4. concentrate on rasc- a rascal is one who is irritable, choleric, shor-tempered & hotheaded.

Near Antonyms for irascible. affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted. (also extraverted), friendly, genial, gregarious,

The first known use of irascible was circa 1530 See more words from the same year Listen to Our Podcast About irascible 00:00 / 00:00

Part film history and part biography, this work explores the friendship, feuds, binges, and creativity between irascible film director John Ford and his actors, the charismatic John Wayne and the flamboyant Ward Bond.