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