hot-tempered

[ hot-tem-perd ]

adjective

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Needless to say, a certain famously hot-tempered five-term senator and former presidential candidate was not at all amused.
Rand Paul Eats Up Hoax That John McCain Met With ISIS | Olivia Nuzzi | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But if you thought Jim Lehrer had it bad, try controlling these two hot-tempered New Yorkers.
Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly ‘Rumble’ Debate: Best Moments (Video) | Nina Strochlic | October 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
After all, who should go to jail for a clumsy metaphor or a hot tempered remark?
To Hell With Privacy | Richard Miniter | December 30, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
At times he seemed trying, by his aggressive acts and bitter speeches, to tempt some hot-tempered townsman to kill him.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete | Charles M. Skinner
Whereupon the hot-tempered Captain Cook—being the superior officer on board—struck him, and several blows were interchanged.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. Johnston

One Christmas time, a certain hot-tempered gentleman came to visit the Skratdjs.
The Peace Egg and Other tales | Juliana Horatia Ewing
"You were snapping and squabbling just as usual this morning," said the hot-tempered gentleman.
The Peace Egg and Other tales | Juliana Horatia Ewing
To avoid this domestic scene, the hot-tempered gentleman withdrew to the breakfast-room and took up a newspaper.
The Peace Egg and Other tales | Juliana Horatia Ewing

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