short-tempered Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- peevish
- fiery
- snippy
- choleric
- testy
- snappish
- cross
- passionate
- crabby
- snarky
- waspish
- petulant
- crotchety
- grumpy
- cranky
- grouchy
- pettish
- irascible
- quick-tempered
Weak:
- bellicose
- ill-natured
- touchy
- quarrelsome
- off-color
- truculent
- short
- prickly
- scrappy
- cantankerous
- snappy
- curmudgeonly
- sullen
- ill-humored
- ratty
- huffy
- fractious
- cross-grained
- tetchy
- stuffy
- contentious
- raspy
- out-of-sorts
- ornery
- sensitive
- argumentative
- combative
- querulous
- belligerent
- fretful
- dyspeptic
- bilious
- off-colored
- pugnacious
- sulky
- surly
- pouty
- disagreeable
- disputatious
- bearish
- snippety
- ill-tempered
- snarly
- thin-skinned
- out-of-humor
- perverse
Strongest:
- agreeable
- sweet
- extroverted
- friendly
- extraverted
- good-natured
- sweet
- gregarious
- cordial
- genial
- amiable
- companionable
- genial
- amiable
- extraverted
- outgoing
- affable
- friendly
- good-natured
- gregarious
- sociable
- cordial
- sociable
- extroverted
- companionable
- outgoing
- affable
- agreeable
Strong:
- relaxed
- easygoing
- patient
- good-tempered
- patient
- stoic
- well-disposed
- stoic
- carefree
- tolerant
- easygoing
- relaxed
- stoical
- stoical
- carefree
- tolerant
- good-tempered
- well-disposed
Weak:
short-tempered Meaning
Wordnet
short-tempered (s)
quickly aroused to anger
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, peevish,fiery, snippy, choleric, testy, snappish, cross, passionate, crabby
agreeable, sweet, extroverted, friendly, extraverted, good-natured, sweet, gregarious, cordial, genial
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.
