iracund

[Lat. iracund us = angry.] Pa ionate. *ïr-a-cun-di-oŭs-ly, adv. [As from an English iracund i ous; -ly.] Angrily, pa ionately. I-rā-dē, s. [Turk., from Arab. irada = will, desire.] A decree of the Sublime Porte. I-rail, s . [Eng. I , and rail .] A double-headed rail with flanges on each side above and below, on the foot and tread; hence like a capital I. I-rā-ni-an, s. & a. [Persian Iran = Persia.] [ARYAN.] A. As subst.: Of or belonging to Iran; as, the Iranian languages. B. As adj .: A native of Iran. Iranian languages, s. pl . The Aryan as distinguished from the Turanian languages.