irascible

Example Sentences

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Ms. Jackson is no apologist—her James has flaws aplenty—but where prior historians offered snide caricature, she portrays a complex leader who was “intelligent, resilient, idiosyncratic, irascible, guileful and witty.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Davidson lends his irascible appeal to Petey in an excellent vocal turn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

"We love him. He was intrepid, he was funny, he was gruff, he was irascible, he was beautiful."

From BBC • May 5, 2024

“There was unrest in so many corners, in so many ways and it just happened that you had a candidate who was irascible enough to be able to tap into that unrest,” said Coleman.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

He had never been an irascible man and before war was actually declared and Mississippi seceded, his acts and speeches of protest had been not only calm but logical and quite sensible.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner