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View synonyms for short-tempered

short-tempered

[ shawrt-tem-perd ]

adjective

  1. having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.

    Synonyms: waspish, choleric, testy, irritable



short-tempered

adjective

  1. easily moved to anger; irascible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of short-tempered1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

I'm not violent, ever, but I can be short tempered and was afraid of myself.

With a short-tempered bang, Smith hung up, after saying that he would call back later.

He had lately become quick and short-tempered, but always with a visible attempt to be kind to those around him.

His demeanor was that of a man suffering an intolerable headache and correspondingly short-tempered.

Towards the end of that week the entire staff became exceedingly short tempered.

Should elderly, short-tempered Dowagers be permitted to use bad language?

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