quick-tempered

[ kwik-tem-perd ]
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adjective
  1. easily angered.

Origin of quick-tempered

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First recorded in 1820–30

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How to use quick-tempered in a sentence

  • A baby born in this manner is said to be likely to grow into a strong and quick-tempered adult.

  • He was a quick-tempered youth, and had been in more than one fight since his arrival at Putnam Hall.

    The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • He said: "Do you know what a wilful, quick-tempered girl Clara is?"

    Robert Hardy's Seven Days | Charles Monroe Sheldon
  • De Courval, a less quick-tempered character, wondered that any one should have taken a liberty with the man they had just left.

    The Red City | S. Weir Mitchell
  • He was quick-tempered, but warm-hearted, and full of fun, and as honest and sincere as he was bold and fearless.

British Dictionary definitions for quick-tempered

quick-tempered

adjective
  1. readily roused to anger; irascible

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