Word of the Day 6.18.08
i·ras·ci·ble (
-r
s
-bl, 
-rs-)
adj.
1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin r
scibilis, from Latin rsc, to be angry, from ra, anger; see eis- in Indo-European roots.]
i·ras
ci·bili·ty, i·rasci·ble·ness n.
i·rasci·bly adv.
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