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irascible

Translation

adj.
irascible
snappy
tetchy
Hoy, tiene un carácter bastante irascible
Today, she's in a rather tetchy mood
(Definition of irascible adj. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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