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irascent

irascent adjective: growing angry; becoming enraged.

Adjective

irascent (comparative more irascent, superlative most irascent)

  1. Growing angry; becoming enraged.

Forms of irascent

comparativemore irascent
superlativemost irascent

Origin of irascent

Borrowed from Latin irascentem

Questions about irascent

What does irascent mean?
Irascent means growing angry; becoming enraged.
What part of speech is irascent?
Irascent is an adjective.

Words near irascent in the dictionary

  1. Iraqw
  2. irarsite
  3. Irarutu
  4. IRAS
  5. Irasburg
  6. irascent
  7. irascibilities
  8. irascibility
  9. irascible
  10. irascible appetite
  11. irascibleness

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