irascible
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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
"We love him. He was intrepid, he was funny, he was gruff, he was irascible, he was beautiful."
From BBC • May 5, 2024
“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
He stretched his wings—it was like a huge, irascible yawn—then settled again.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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