irascible
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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
He said that "they were similar characters, they were irascible, witty and caustic, and both were interested in writing".
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
An irascible Canadian writer, he was her life partner after her 1973 divorce from Jim Polk until he died in London in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
“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
This did not suit Jo at all, but she accepted the place since nothing better appeared and, to every one’s surprise, got on remarkably well with her irascible relative.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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