IRASCIBLE
ADJECTIVES
► ALL FIRE AND TOW irascible, excitable, hot-tempered → 1838 Amer. dial.
► ATTERY ill-natured, irascible, virulent → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► ATTRIE irascible → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BARMY flighty; passionate; irascible → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BATEY bad-tempered, irascible → 1921 UK sl.
► FAIRDIE passionate, irascible → 1821 Sc.
► FAST hasty in temper, irascible → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAUSTY ► FEISTY ► FICETY ► FISTY ► FYSTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome → 1890 Amer. dial.
► FLASHY touchy, irascible, quick-tempered, angry → 1941 Amer. dial.
► FUMISH hot-tempered, irascible, passionate; exhibiting anger → 1523 obs.
► GNATTERIE peevish, crabbed, cantankerous, irascible, given to sharp caustic talk → 1825 Sc.
► HAISTERED ► HASTARD ill-done, irascible → 1787 Sc.
► HOT-LIVERED excitable, irascible, bad-tempered → 1599
► HOT-TEMPERED bad-tempered, irascible → a1791
► IGNORANT angry, irascible, short-tempered → 1940s W. Indies. & Black British sl.
► IRACUND inclined to wrath; prone to anger; passionate, irascible, irritable → 1821
► IRACUNDULOUS inclined to anger, easily angered, irritable; irascible → 1765
► IROUS given to anger, hot-tempered, irascible → 1303 obs.
► NARKEY ► NARKY irascible, bad-tempered, sarcastic → 1895 sl.
► NARKISH irascible, bad-tempered, sarcastic → 1846 sl.
► NATTERIE peevish, crabbed, cantankerous, irascible, given to sharp caustic talk → 1825 Sc.
► NERTY irascible, short-tempered → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NITTERIE ► NITTERY peevish, crabbed, cantankerous, irascible, given to sharp caustic talk → 1825 Sc.
► RAISED infuriated, irascible, wild, frenzied, over-excited → 1704 Sc.
► SPUNKY angry, irritable, irascible → 1809 Eng. dial. & US
► TETCHIOUS tetchy, touchy, apt to take offense; irritable, irascible, peevish; testy, easily angered, ill-tempered → 1913 Amer. dial.
► TOUCHOUS tetchy, touchy, apt to take offense; irritable, irascible, peevish; testy, easily angered, ill-tempered → 1880 Amer. dial.
► WRATHY angry, irascible, bad-tempered → 1819 Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ATTERCAP an irascible person → 1892 Eng. dial.
► FICE a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered → 1915 Amer. dial., derogatory
► FISTE ► FYST a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered → 1915 Amer. dial., derogatory
► MAHUGGER a sour, irascible old man → 1950 Sc.
► TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant → 1663
► TEARER a passionate, irascible person; a shrew, a vixen, a virago → 1850 Sc.
VERBS
► HAVE A BUG UP ONE’S ASS to be irascible and touchy → 1954 Amer. dial.
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