Difference between Irascible and Short-tempered

What is the difference between Irascible and Short-tempered?

Irascible as an adjective is easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable. while Short-tempered as an adjective is of or pertaining to a person who is easily angered, who is known to frequently lose his or her temper.

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