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erasable, irascible
erasable (i RAYS uh b'l) (adjective)
Referring to marks which can be removed, as with an eraser, or a recorded matter that can be deleted: The formula which was written on the chalkboard was erasable as soon as it was solved.
irascible (i RAS uh b'l) (adjective)
Easily angered; quick tempered: Dick's neighbor has an irascible, or irritable and surly, disposition.
The irascible temper of the professor often confused the students. Sometimes he would write information on the chalkboard which he would then consider erasable before the end of his lecture.
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irascible (adjective)
1. A reference to a person who shows that he or she is easily provoked to anger or outbursts of temper: "He is known for his irascible disposition."
2. Very irritable; such as, an irascible old man.
2. Characterized or produced by anger: "When he asked her about her trip, she gave him an irascible response."
2. Very irritable; such as, an irascible old man.
2. Characterized or produced by anger: "When he asked her about her trip, she gave him an irascible response."
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ira-, iras-, ire- +
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