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cutting
English
Etymology
From cut +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?k?t??/
- Rhymes: -?t??
- Hyphenation: cut?ting
Noun
cutting (countable and uncountable, plural cuttings)
- (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
- (countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
- (countable) A newspaper clipping.
- (countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
- (countable, Britain) An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
- Synonym: cut
- Antonym: embankment
- (uncountable, cinematography, sound engineering) The editing of film or other recordings.
- (uncountable, machining) The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
- (uncountable, psychology) The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
Derived terms
- cost cutting, cost-cutting
Translations
Adjective
cutting (not comparable)
- That is used for cutting.
- Piercing, sharp.
- Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
- (India) Of a beverage: half-sized.
Hyponyms
- cross-cutting
Translations
Verb
cutting
- present participle of cut
References
Further reading
- cut (earthmoving) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- cutting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- cutting (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- cutting (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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irascible
English
Etymology
From French irascible, from Late Latin ?r?scibilis.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /???æs.?.b?l/, /???æs.?.b?l/
- Rhymes: -?b?l
Adjective
irascible (comparative more irascible, superlative most irascible)
- Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
- 1809, Washington Irving, Knickerbocker's History of New York, ch. 16:
- . . . the surly and irascible passions which, like belligerent powers, lie encamped around the heart.
- 1863, Louisa May Alcott, Hospital Sketches, ch. 1:
- I am naturally irascible, and if I could have shaken this negative gentleman vigorously, the relief would have been immense.
- 1921, William Butler Yeats, Four Years, ch. 10:
- . . . a never idle man of great physical strength and extremely irascible—did he not fling a badly baked plum pudding through the window upon Xmas Day?
- 2004 Feb. 29, Daniel Kadlec, "Why He's Meanspan," Time:
- Alan Greenspan was on an irascible roll last week, first dissing everyone who holds a fixed-rate mortgage — suckers! — and later picking on folks who collect Social Security: Get back to work, Grandma.
- 1809, Washington Irving, Knickerbocker's History of New York, ch. 16:
Synonyms
- cantankerous, choleric, cranky, ill-tempered, hot-tempered
Related terms
Translations
References
- irascible at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin ?r?scibilis, from ?r?scor (“grow angry”), from ?ra (“anger”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.?a.sibl/
Adjective
irascible (plural irascibles)
- irascible
Related terms
- ire
Further reading
- “irascible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- ciblerais
Spanish
Adjective
irascible (plural irascibles)
- irascible
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