as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college
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The irascible Helms' proposal was reduced to an agreement that USAID would remain an independent agency, but the administrator would obtain the Secretary of State's approval of its annual budget request.
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Brady Anderson Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Davidson lends his irascible appeal to Petey in an excellent vocal turn.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Thus Dog Man is born, just as determined to pursue criminals as Knight was but also displaying Greg’s strong tendency to lick people’s faces, including his irascible — is there any other kind?
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
The film’s irascible but deeply principled subject — thirty-something divorcee Sara Shahverdi — gives the film its energy, though its lulls aren’t quite as purposeful.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Brady Anderson Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Davidson lends his irascible appeal to Petey in an excellent vocal turn.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Thus Dog Man is born, just as determined to pursue criminals as Knight was but also displaying Greg’s strong tendency to lick people’s faces, including his irascible — is there any other kind?
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
The film’s irascible but deeply principled subject — thirty-something divorcee Sara Shahverdi — gives the film its energy, though its lulls aren’t quite as purposeful.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Irascible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irascible. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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