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noun

a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.

Words related to short fuse

acerbity, anger, annoyance, dander, fit, furor, fury, heat, impatience, irascibility, ire, irritability, irritation, miff, outburst, passion, peevishness, petulance, pugnacity, rage

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Origin of short fuse

First recorded in 1965–70
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British Dictionary definitions for short fuse

short fuse

noun

informal a quick temper
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