short-tempered (Meaning)
short-tempered (s)
quickly aroused to anger
Synonyms & Antonyms of short-tempered
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- ornery
- surly
- snippety
- sensitive
- scrappy
- stuffy
- fretful
- disputatious
- raspy
- curmudgeonly
- belligerent
- cross-grained
- cantankerous
- bilious
- querulous
- contentious
- ratty
- quarrelsome
- ill-natured
- out of sorts
- bearish
- bellicose
- combative
- pouty
- tetchy
- snappy
- ill-humored
- prickly
- thin-skinned
- disagreeable
- touchy
- off-colored
- fractious
- out of humor
- pugnacious
- sullen
- short
- ill-tempered
- perverse
- truculent
- off-color
- sulky
- dyspeptic
- huffy
- argumentative
- snarly
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short-tempered Sentence Examples
- The short-tempered CEO exploded with rage at the slightest provocation.
- Her short-tempered nature made it difficult for her to maintain relationships.
- The short-tempered toddler threw a tantrum when he didn't get his way.
- The police officer was known for his short-tempered outbursts.
- His short-temperedness often got him into trouble with his coworkers.
- The teacher warned the students that the substitute was short-tempered and easily angered.
- The short-tempered dog barked incessantly at strangers.
- The short-tempered boxer was eager to get into a fight.
- The short-tempered politician was notorious for his fiery speeches.
- The short-tempered child broke his toys whenever he was frustrated.
FAQs About the word short-tempered
quickly aroused to anger
irritable, waspish, cranky, snippy, peevish, snarky, petulant, choleric, testy, crotchety
extraverted, sweet, gregarious, extroverted, affable, companionable, sociable, amiable, extraverted, amiable
The short-tempered CEO exploded with rage at the slightest provocation.
Her short-tempered nature made it difficult for her to maintain relationships.
The short-tempered toddler threw a tantrum when he didn't get his way.
The police officer was known for his short-tempered outbursts.
