IRASCIBILITY

irascibility, short temper, spleen, quick temper

(noun) a feeling of resentful anger

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

irascibility (countable and uncountable, plural irascibilities)

The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.

Source: Wiktionary


I*ras`ci*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. irascibilité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being irascible; irritability of temper; irascibleness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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