quick-tempered

[ kwik-tem-perd ]

/ ˈkwɪkˈtɛm pərd /

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adjective

easily angered.

Nearby words

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Origin of quick-tempered

First recorded in 1820–30

SYNONYMS FOR quick-tempered

quarrelsome, testy, churlish, irascible.

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Examples from the Web for quick-tempered

The blacksmith was a quick-tempered man, and after some language struck Jim in the mouth.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone|Henry J. Coke
Each of the two men was quick-tempered and haughty, but they managed to keep their anger out of their words.
Historic Events of Colonial Days|Rupert S. Holland
She is willful, quick-tempered, and impetuous, but large-hearted and lovable.
Airy Fairy Lilian|Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
The boys driving our carts were Kurds, wild, quick-tempered, and reckless.
A Kut Prisoner|H. C. W. Bishop

George was not in the least quick-tempered as a rule, however; and their chaff seldom resulted in anything approaching a huff.
Into the Highways and Hedges|F. F. Montrsor (Frances Frederica)

British Dictionary definitions for quick-tempered

quick-tempered

adjective

readily roused to anger; irascible

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quick-tempered

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quick-tempered

adjective