Meaning of short-tempered in English

short-tempered
adjective
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈtem.pəd/ us
/ˌʃɔːrtˈtem.pɚd/
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If someone is short-tempered, they get angry easily, often for no good reason.
Synonyms
choleric formal
irascible formal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
getting angry easily
  • bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
  • irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today.
  • grumpyI'm just a little tired and grumpy today.
  • crankyUS She's very cranky because she has a toothache.
  • impatientI'm too impatient for fishing.
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(Definition of short-tempered from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

short-tempered | American Dictionary

short-tempered
adjective
us
/ˈʃɔrt ˈtem·pərd/
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tending to become angry quickly and easily
(Definition of short-tempered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of short-tempered

short-tempered
We all know him, and the situation must indeed be grave if he becomes short-tempered like that.
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There is considerable strength of concern about the value of distraint and, more irritable and short-tempered and wants to get to bed.
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It is so easy, when one is interested in something, to get a little short-tempered.
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They react with the indignation of the short-tempered owner trying to house-train a puppy when he thinks that his will is being thwarted.
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The keepers, or the ringleaders if you like, have become jumpy and short-tempered and prone to disagree with each other, the crowd restless and hungry for stronger doses of sensation.
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She is a nice, carefree, confident yet short-tempered girl who lives on a farm with her father.
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He is primarily characterized by his brusque, taciturn, and often short-tempered demeanor.
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An overly confident youth who is short-tempered, cocky and emotional, he's known for mouthing off to others, although he's very smart.
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Sharis is a short-tempered, young girl with excellent archery skills.
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Like her creator, she is short-tempered and snippy as well as merciless when she targets a weakspot in her opponent.
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He is depicted as being very short-tempered and paranoid.
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Orac is extremely terse and short-tempered and frequently talks down to the humans.
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He was often shown as kind to those around him and honorable, but he was also shown as short-tempered, tactless, blunt, and naive.
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She has been described as short-tempered, direct, blunt and impolite.
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Gaur bulls may charge unprovoked, especially during summer, when the intense heat and parasitic insects make them more short-tempered than usual.
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Translations of short-tempered

in Chinese (Traditional)
易怒的，脾氣暴躁的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
易怒的，脾气暴躁的…
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in Spanish
irascible, de genio vivo…
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in Portuguese
de pavio curto, irritadiço…
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irritable…
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çabuk kızan…
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opvliegend…
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popudlivý…
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hidsig, opfarende…
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mudah marah…
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โกรธง่าย…
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hay cáu…
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nerwowy, wybuchowy…
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häftig, lättretad…
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mudah marah…
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reizbar…
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hissig, kort i lunta…
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нестримний, запальний…
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