hot-tempered
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5.1
- adjective
- /hɑtˈtɛmpərd/
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irascible
- During the meeting, her hot-tempered reactions made it difficult to reach an agreement.
- hot-tempered and impatient
- hot-tempered and stubborn
- hot-tempered and violent
Lawler just propositioned him to commit treason for an amount of cash and that ambassador was a hot tempered?
- Lawler just propositioned him to commit treason for an amount of cash and that ambassador was a hot tempered?
Examples
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If you are involved in a relationship where both partners are hot-tempered, it might be a good idea for both of you to learn these techniques.
Blog text (17) -
George's father, Mr. Quentin, is a scientist and is always a hot-tempered man, forgetting the most important things and blaming poor old Aunt Fanny for that.
Blog text (21) -
Chuck was a young kid, but he was very hot-tempered.
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You come out hot-tempered and bad-mannered.
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This was a row between a very arrogant composer... ...and a hot-tempered instrumentalist.
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Was the hot-tempered Gutman simply impatient with proceedings that Sabbath?
Academic text (1990) -
In whatever ways he can, he should encourage the timid, support the weak, console the sorrowful, and restrain the hot-tempered.
Academic text (2015) -
Lynch: excitable, argumentative, hot-tempered.
Fiction book (1992) -
He was an investigative reporter, hot-tempered, raw as a blister, more comfortable in the company of criminals than the cognoscenti.
Fiction book (1995) -
He is known for being hot-tempered, often losing his temper over small mistakes.
Synonyms
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3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
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6.2
Quick to become angry and act without thinking
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5.6
Easily feeling strong anger or excitement
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8.6
Quick to become angry, often at small things
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4.2
Quick to get angry or easily annoyed
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5.7
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
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3.5
Quick to get angry or annoyed
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6.0
To become angry quickly and easily
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9.6
Quick to become angry and often bad-tempered
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9.9
Quick to become angry or take offense
Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hot-tempered combines hot and temper, where temper means 'mood' or 'anger', so imagine someone's feelings like a kettle that 'heats up' quickly. That's why a hot-tempered person gets angry easily.