Word of the Day - Irascible

Irascible
[Adjective]

PRONUNCIATION:
(i-RAS-uh-buhl)

MEANING:
1. Quick-tempered.
2. Easily provoked to anger; very irritable.

ETYMOLOGY:
First used in the late 14th century.
From French irascible (12th century), from Late Latin irascibilis, from Latin irasci "grow angry", from ira "anger".

QUOTE WITH THE WORD:
"I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible." - Ezra Pound

*Whoever can come up with the best sentence or poem using the word of the day will be awarded 1 RRC from me :) Please post it in this thread.

Neat little idea Jane! Thanks for sharing.

Glad you like and no problemo. I figure we could stand to broaden our vocabularies!

I'm going to add a little treat to the original post...

I've been saying that word wrong for years.

At least in my head... I don't know that I've actually used it in conversation...

Finally, haha!? Didn't I come up with the idea yesterday?

Oh oh oh, I have a good word for tomorrow. I can't wait to post it.

Ear-rask-i-ble. Most specifically, I pronounced the "c."

I think there are probably scores of words that I've read tons of times, but have no actual idea how to say. For example, I pronounced "epitome" "epi-tohm" for a good number of years.

I had two friends do an Art History presentation about a cathedral.... it was fuhcade al the way through.

I love the thread, Jane. I hope to see many participate. this should be a good exercise, not to mention, fun.

Sentence: I can be irascible when backed into a corner.

Poem:

This is just a two minute nonsense, but then I thought it might encourage some to post something as well.

Irascible
----------

I admit
I've often enjoyed
stepping on
your tail, ruffling
your feathers

you were always
irascible
and I liked
unpredictability,
raw emotions,
stormy weathers
and sheet-thin
grounds

like the time
I smiled,
-for the second time-
at the man three
steps away
he blushed
and you
hissed
-like an angry cat-
before quietly retreating
to lick at
your wounds

and inform me
that I am nothing but
a nuisance,
a child

that your action are
brotherly, noble

- while waving with
your hand in frustration -

that you had
sisters.

I laughed

I am not in thinking mode, but I like this kind of thread :)

My family has learned not to wake me in the morning because I can be extremely irascible lol

ROFL Jenn! I would wake you up just to make you so xD

Lol my brother in law actually wrote that on my fb wall the other day

Oh I like your brother-in-law. evil spirits that we are!

He is lol he hugs me because he knows I don't like it

God forbid we are together in one place then, you'll set fire to us both!

They say if you cross a GPS with a PMS you get an irascible lady that will find you

Cool idea. :]

They say if you cross a GPS with a PMS you get an irascible lady that will find you
^^
I like that ... lol ... cute

When reading senseless posts on P&Q I turn to be such an irascible, frustrated person.

^^^

Jane..this is very cool.

All great sentences using irascible :P
I wish I could RRC a poem from each one of you, but unfortunately I don't have time!

I'm giving the win to Nor for her poem.
Better luck to the rest of you in today's Word of the Day fun challenge!

Thanks I take back anything I have ever said about conservatives

Hehehe, I just saw this :)