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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of short-tempered1

First recorded in 1885–90

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