| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| irascible | adjective | Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood. |
| iridiated | adjective | Iridescent. |
| iridizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Iridize |
| iridoline | noun | A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and is probably identical with lepidine. |
| ironbound | adjective | Bound as with iron; rugged; as, an ironbound coast., Rigid; unyielding; as, ironbound traditions. |
| iron-gray | adjective | Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken., An iron-gray color; also, a horse of this color. |
| ironheads | noun | A European composite herb (Centaurea nigra); — so called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed on a long handle. |
| iron-sick | adjective | Having the ironwork loose or corroded; — said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become leaky. |
| ironsides | noun / | A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; — applied specifically to Cromwell’s cavalry. |
| ironsmith | noun | A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith., An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith. |
| ironstone | noun | A hard, earthy ore of iron. |
| irradiant | adjective | Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. |
| irradiate | verb t. | To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster., To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind., To animate by heat or light., To radiate, shed, or diffuse., To emit rays; to shine., Illuminated; irradiated. |
| irrecured | adjective | Incurable. |
| irregular | adjective | Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an irregular verse; an irregular physician; an irregular proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf. Regular., One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. |
| irremoval | noun | Absence of removal. |
| irrigated | imp. & past participle | of Irrigate |
| irriguous | adjective | Watered; watery; moist; dewy., Gently penetrating or pervading. |
| irrisible | adjective | Not risible. |
| irritable | adjective | Capable of being irriated., Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as, an irritable temper., Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation; capable of being excited to action by the application of certain stimuli., Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to irritants or stimuli. See Irritation, n., 3. |
| irritably | adverb | In an irritable manner. |
| irritancy | noun | The state or quality of being null and void; invalidity; forfeiture., The state o quality of being irritant or irritating. |
| irritated | imp. & past participle | of Irritate |
| irrorated | imp. & past participle | of Irrorate |
| irruption | noun | A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea., A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. |
| irruptive | adjective | Rushing in or upon. |
| irvingite | noun | The common designation of one a sect founded by the Rev. Edward Irving (about 1830), who call themselves the Catholic Apostolic Church. They are highly ritualistic in worship, have an elaborate hierarchy of apostles, prophets, etc., and look for the speedy coming of Christ. |