Irascibility
Nouns
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irascibility, irascibleness, temper
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crossness etc. adj.
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susceptibility, procacity, petulance, irritability, tartness, acerbity, protervity
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pugnacity etc. (contentiousness) Contention. excitability etc. [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability
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bad temper, fiery temper, crooked temper, irritable etc. adj.. temper
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hot blood. ill humor etc. (sullenness) Existence-irascibility">Irascibility.1
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asperity etc.
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churlishness etc. (discourtesy) Discourtesy. huff etc. (resentment) Resentment
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a word and a blow. Sir Fretful Plagiary
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brabbler, Tartar
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shrew, vixen, virago, termagant, dragon, scold, Xantippe
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porcupine
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spitfire
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fire eater etc. (blusterer) Blusterer
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fury etc. (violent person) Violence.
Verbs
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be irascible etc. adj.
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have a temper etc. n., have a devil in one
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fire up etc. (be angry) Resentment.
Adjectives
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irascible
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bad-tempered, ill-tempered
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irritable, susceptible
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excitable etc. [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability
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thin-skinned etc. (sensitive) Sensibility
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fretful, fidgety
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on the fret. hasty, overhasty, quick, warm, hot, testy, touchy, techy, tetchy
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like touchwood, like tinder
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huffy, pettish, petulant
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waspish, snappish, peppery, fiery, passionate, choleric, shrewish, sudden and quick in quarrel" [As You Like It]. querulous, captious, moodish
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quarrelsome, contentious, disputatious
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pugnacious etc. (bellicose) Contention
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cantankerous, exceptious
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restiff etc. (perverse) Existence-irascibility">Irascibility.1
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churlish etc. (discourteous) Discourtesy. cross, cross as crabs, cross as two sticks, cross as a cat, cross as a dog, cross as the tongs
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fractious, peevish, acari=atre. in a bad temper
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sulky etc. Existence-irascibility">Irascibility.1
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angry etc. Resentment. resentful, resentive
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vindictive etc. Revenge.