Etymology

irascible

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Today it means: Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable. Full definition →

Old French irascible ← Late Latin īrāscibilis ← Latin īrāscī
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  1. Latin · derived fromīrāscī“to be angry, enraged”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromīrāscibilis
  3. Old French · derived fromirascible
  4. English todayirascible

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

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