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″ci‐ble‐ness, n. — I‐ras″ci‐bly, adv.