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Synonyms

quick-tempered

American  
[kwik-tem-perd] / ˈkwɪkˈtɛm pərd /

adjective

  1. easily angered.

    Synonyms:
    irascible, churlish, testy, quarrelsome
quick-tempered British  

adjective

  1. readily roused to anger; irascible

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Etymology

Origin of quick-tempered

First recorded in 1820–30

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