<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.</li><li>Synonyms: short-tempered, choleric, peppery, touchy, testy.</li><li>Antonyms: even-tempered, calm.</li><li>Characterized by or showing wrath: an irascible response.</li><li>Synonyms: short-tempered, choleric, peppery, touchy, testy.</li><li>Antonyms: even-tempered, calm.</li></ul>