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What does irascible mean?

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Adjective
  1. Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
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You've got to admit, he's got longevity, a little patience there, even though he's a bit irascible after all these years.
What he doesn't mention is the mood swing from the honeysweet to the irascible.
Because Papa grew so grouchy and irascible as his health failed, I wondered at times how many people really liked him.
I know that she is a poor widow, and that this innkeeper happens to be a very irascible person.
She effortlessly recalled people and events and could quote at length the irascible characters of Montana history.
As a public spokesman for seismology and earthquake hazard mitigation, Richter often showed an irascible personality.

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