1) Cantankerous 2) Characterized by anger 3) Choleric 4) Easily angered 5) Easily provoked to anger 6) French word used in English 7) Hot-tempered 8) Hotheaded 9) Ill-natured 10) Irritable easily angered 11) Petulant 12) Quick-tempered 13) Quickly aroused to anger 14) Short 15) Short-tempered 16) Testy Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/irascible
I·ras'ci·ble adjective [ Latin irascibilis , from irasci to be angry, ira anger: confer French irascible . See Ire .] Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood. -- Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/95
irascible 1. Easily provoked to anger or outbursts of temper. 2. Very irritable; such as, an irascible old man. 2. Characterized or produced by anger; such as, an irascible response. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1087/