irascible
Example Sentences
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He said that "they were similar characters, they were irascible, witty and caustic, and both were interested in writing".
From BBC
Rick is someone who has a great deal of irascible energy.
From Los Angeles Times
Rickover was known as a blunt, irascible workaholic who famously had little tolerance for mediocrity.
From Washington Times
A "rotund, cigar-chomping and irascible" councilman named James H. Bell told Kucinich that all he wanted was a little ice cream.
From Salon
Ms. Lightfoot made her comments in responding to a Chicago Tribune editorial that slammed her as “defensive” and “irascible.”
From Washington Times
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