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