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Recent Examples of irascible But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over. EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025 These irascible fish live on the intertidal mudflats of Roebuck Bay in Broome, Western Australia. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Others, like his irascible Celebrity Jeopardy standout Sean Connery, are the uncanny product of masterful tinkering, with Hammond eventually stretching the real and the perceived into a shape as recognizable as the actual figure himself. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025 Act One consists of a stop and start dress rehearsal unfolding under the irascible gaze of the show’s director, Lloyd Dallas (Rick Holmes). Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for irascible
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Adjective
  • It is believed to reduce pain and inflammation, and has been used for treatment of back pain, high blood pressure, arthritis, migraines, and irritable bowel disease.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
  • And even in what was a stilted match played in an increasingly irritable atmosphere, Rogers and Tielemans delivered with an assist each.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Trippie Redd, one of the genre’s most prominent voices, took to social media on Monday (April 28) to issue a fiery response.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • But she was also known for her fiery temper, often in the face of injustice.
    Suzanne Cope, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Irascible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irascible. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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