irascibly

irascibly
adverb see irascible

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • irascibly — irascible ► ADJECTIVE ▪ hot tempered; irritable. DERIVATIVES irascibility noun irascibly adverb. ORIGIN Latin irascibilis, from ira anger …   English terms dictionary

  • 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

  • irascibly — See irascibility. * * * …   Universalium

  • irascibly — adverb In an irascible manner. See Also: irascibility, irascible, irascibleness …   Wiktionary

  • irascibly — adv. in an irascible manner, irritably, peevishly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • irascibly — iras·ci·bly …   English syllables

  • irascibly — blē, bli adverb : in an irascible manner * * * irascˈibly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑irascible …   Useful english dictionary

  • Passionately — Pas sion*ate*ly, adv. 1. In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently. [1913 Webster] Sorrow expresses itself . . . loudly and passionately. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Angrily; irascibly. Locke. [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

  • damn — I. verb (damned; damning) Etymology: Middle English dampnen, from Anglo French dampner, from Latin damnare, from damnum damage, loss, fine Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to condemn to a punishment or fate; especially to condemn to hell 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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