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irascible

adj.
US //ˌɪˈɹæsɪbəɫ// UK //ɪɹˈæsəbəl// iras·ci·ble
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Origin

From Middle English, from Old French irascible, from Late Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscī (“to be angry, enraged”) + -bilis.

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