IRASCIBLE I*ras"ci*ble, a. Etym: [L. irascibilis, fr. irasci to be angry, ira anger: cf. F. irascible. See Ire.]
Defn: 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, n.
— I*ras"ci*bly, adv.
IRATE
I*rate", a. Etym: [L. iratus, fr. irasci to be angry. See Ire.]
Defn: Angry; incensed; enraged. [Recent]
The irate colonel . . . stood speechless. Thackeray.
Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most irate. Dickens.
IRE
Ire, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ira.]
Defn: Anger; wrath. [Poet.]
Syn.
— Anger; passion; rage; fury. See Anger.
IREFUL
Ire"ful, a.
Defn: Full of ire; angry; wroth. "The ireful bastard Orleans." Shak.
— Ire"ful*ly, adv.
IREFULNESS
Ire"ful*ness, n.