Word for the Day, Monday, January 16,2017-- irascible

1/16/17 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday, January 16, 2017— irascible

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. irascible; adjective 1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man. 2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response. 1350-1400; Middle English irascibel < Late Latin īrāscibilis, equivalent to Latin īrāsc- (stem of īrāscī to grow angry; equivalent to īr (a) ire + -ā- theme vowel + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ī infinitive ending; see -esce ) + -ibilis -ible Related forms Expand irascibility, irascibleness, noun irascibly, adverb unirascibility, noun unirascible, adjective

[secret garden]

Obama's irascible behavior against the Little Sisters of the Poor sums up his 8 miserable years in office. And Lewis' irascible, repetitive remarks show him for the jerk he is.

[xsmommy]

A+++ he’s on the right side of this one.

[xsmommy]

A+++ good one.

[xsmommy]

A+++

[xsmommy]

and their progeny equally unappealing. A+++

[xsmommy]

well it’s an adjective not a verb but you can have a participation trophy ; ) A

[xsmommy]

both great pieces of homework. A++++

[verga]

Please delete me from the ping list.

[xsmommy]

I checked my list and you aren’t on it, so I’m not sure how you are getting pinged. sorry.

[xsmommy]

oh I see I must have posted this from home and you are probably on the list there because it is not updated. again, sorry.