irascible
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Brydon has also been praised by teachers for not being afraid to introduce children to unfamiliar words, such as the use of "irascible" to describe the cat's grumpy neighbour.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
She introduces readers to a passionate, driven and irascible scientist through the story of his life’s work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
He said that "they were similar characters, they were irascible, witty and caustic, and both were interested in writing".
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Ron, however, had always been used to three delicious meals a day, courtesy of his mother or of the Hogwarts house-elves, and hunger made him both unreasonable and irascible.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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