quick-tempered
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˈkwɪkˌtɛmpərd/
:
irritable
- His quick-tempered nature often led to arguments with his friends.
- very quick-tempered
And the Bible says, you know, don't be with someone who's quick tempered because you, you hang around them, you will learn their ways.
- And the Bible says, you know, don't be with someone who's quick tempered because you, you hang around them, you will learn their ways.
- So I believed I was this naughty going fast, quick tempered individual.
Examples
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On the one hand, Licurgo is a reasonable and wise man whose measured acts are motivated by a sense of justice, and on the other, Lacon is a quick-tempered, vengeful individual whose actions are governed by the honor code.
Academic text (1993) -
Although Murray is heavily criticized for being quick-tempered and somewhat detached from the game, he has a different charisma compared to the rest of the Big Four.
Blog text (17) -
He's a crazy sort of guy, quick-tempered.
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Quick-tempered as he was, G.T. was still scared of the dark.
Fiction book (2001) -
They knew that while the Little People are very, very wise, they are also very quick-tempered.
Fiction book (2000) -
He was quick-tempered and thoughtful, and without being asked, he went outside to smoke his Camels.
Fiction book (1998) -
Additionally, he was notoriously quick-tempered, with a propensity to fight whenever he felt slighted in the least.
Blog text (4) -
Brash, hard-nosed, quick-tempered.
Academic text (1996) -
Lorre's main territorial rival was a bootlegger named Rains, a quick-tempered thug with a passion for poker.
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Mark Waid, in Superman in the Fifties, described this early Superman as a "diamond in the rough: a quick-tempered social activist whose dedication to the ideals of truth and justice apparently put him above the rules and regulations of society."
Blog text (23)
Synonyms
139
3.0
Easily become angry or upset
64
3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
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3.7
Quick to become annoyed or angry
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8.5
Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with
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8.6
Gets angry easily and often argues with people
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6.2
Quick to become angry and act without thinking
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5.1
Quick to become angry
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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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9.6
Quick to become angry and often bad-tempered
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9.1
Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended
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9.9
Easily become angry and say harsh things
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9.9
Easily upset or hurt by small harmless remarks
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9.9
Quick to become angry or take offense
Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quick-tempered comes from two simple parts: quick meaning 'fast' and temper meaning 'mood' or 'anger'. So, a quick-tempered person is someone whose mood turns to anger very fast.