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Iracundulous: When Your Patience Wears a Little Thin

Iracundulous

Adjective
Easily angered; irritable.

Etymology: From Latin Δ«rācundus (“prone to anger”) + English diminutive suffix -ulous, modeled after formations like credulous.

Usage:

  • “An iracundulous temperament made him unfit for delicate negotiations.”

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