hot-tempered
Americanadjective
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A welter of memoirs and biographies have traced their colorful lives as well as their relationships with one another and with their hot-tempered father, David.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
He has earned a SAG award and Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his role as Jack McCoy, a brilliant albeit hot-tempered prosecutor who bows to no one but Lady Justice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Detractors considered him a hot-tempered, arrogant bully and dubbed him "Hurricane Billy."
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023
“I’ve been trying to say calm because of Othell,” he said, referring to talented but hot-tempered guard Othell Wilson.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
When the three had left the stage, the hot-tempered boy remained, just as Scythe Faraday had said earlier in the day.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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