irascible

Questions about irascible

What does irascible mean?

irascible means "quickly aroused to anger". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in irascible?

irascible has 4 syllables: ir-as-ci-ble. The stress falls on "as". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈɹæsɪbəl/.

What is another word for irascible?

Close synonyms include choleric, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is irascible a common word?

irascible is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.