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-term exposure limit, short-termism, short-term memory, short time
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Words related to short-tempered

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

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British Dictionary definitions for short-tempered

short-tempered

adjective

easily moved to anger; irascible
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