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