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short-tempered

[ shawrt-tem-perd ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈtɛm pərd /
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adjective
having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
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Origin of short-tempered

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby short-tempered

short straw, short subject, short sweetening, short-tailed shearwater, short-tailed shrew, short-tempered, short-term, short-termism, short-term memory, short time, short-timer
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Words related to short-tempered

cantankerous, choleric, crabby, gruff, harsh, irascible, irritable, snappish, testy, cranky, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, hot-blooded, hot-tempered, ill-tempered, impatient, peckish, quick-tempered, snappy

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British Dictionary definitions for short-tempered

short-tempered
adjective
easily moved to anger; irascible
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