irascible

Example Sentences

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Skarsgård, so good as the irascible father and legendary auteur in “Sentimental Value,” didn’t get a nomination from the Actors Awards, guaranteeing this category will keep us guessing until the envelope is opened.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

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

The club identifies, correctly, as a titan, and — under Pérez’s stewardship, in particular — it has taken great pride in living the values associated with the classical definition of that term: impetuous, impulsive, irascible.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

He stretched his wings—it was like a huge, irascible yawn—then settled again.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner