an irascible old man.
SYNONYM(S): testy. See syn. under irritable. (Cf. ↑irritable)an irascible reply.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
e|ras|a|ble — «ih RAY suh buhl», adjective. that can be erased: »Erasable X ray pictures are printed in a new machine (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
i|ras´ci|ble|ness — i|ras|ci|ble «ih RAS uh buhl, y », adjective. 1. easily made angry; with a quick temper; irritable: »an irascible old man. SYNONYM(S): testy. See syn. under irritable. (Cf. ↑irritable) 2. showing anger: »an irascible reply … Useful english dictionary
in|e|ras|a|ble — «IHN ih RAY suh buhl», adjective. not erasable; not to be erased or effaced. –in´e|ras´a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
i|ras´ci|bly — i|ras|ci|ble «ih RAS uh buhl, y », adjective. 1. easily made angry; with a quick temper; irritable: »an irascible old man. SYNONYM(S): testy. See syn. under irritable. (Cf. ↑irritable) 2. showing anger: »an irascible reply … Useful english dictionary
in´e|ras´a|bly — in|e|ras|a|ble «IHN ih RAY suh buhl», adjective. not erasable; not to be erased or effaced. –in´e|ras´a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
rader — [ rade ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1842; « mesurer à la radoire » 1723; du rad. de radoire (1321) « règle pour mesurer à ras »; lat. pop. °rasitoria, de radere « raser » ♦ Techn. Entamer (un bloc de pierre) en dessus et en dessous, afin de le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
irascible — i•ras•ci•ble [[t]ɪˈræs ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) easily provoked to anger; very irritable 2) characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME irascibel < LL īrāscibilis, der. of L īrāsc(ī) to grow angry i•ras… … From formal English to slang
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irascibly — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
