- irascibleness
- noun see irascible
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
irascibleness
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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
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
