Iracund

Quick meaning: Iracund is an adjective meaning (rare) Angry; irritable.

Meaning

(rare) Angry; irritable.

Example Sentences

Dryasdust knows only that these Preussen were a strong-boned, iracund herdsman-and-fisher people; highly averse to be interfered with, in their religion especially.

She thought the man in the ticket booth looked charmingly rotund and friendly (in reality he was a lazy, iracund man), the light rain flowed down drainpipes and dripped off the roof like the water of a baptism, where all, and not just the baby, were blessed by God.

And the 'steal Injun hoss!' iterated and reiterated by a dozen voices, and always with the most iracund emphasis, enabled Roland to form a proper conception of the sense in which his enemies held that offence, as well as of the great merits and wide-spread fame of his new ally, whose voice gad thrown the red-men into such a ferment.

Synonyms for iracund

Depending on context, synonyms include irascible, choleric.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include irascible, irate, ragesome, umbrageous, furibund, red-faced.

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