hot-tempered

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hot-tempered

adjective more hot-tempered · most hot-tempered

Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated. Near-synonyms: quick-tempered, short-tempered
Similar: choleric, hotheaded, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered · Opposite: cool-headed, even-tempered

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adj easily angered

Español	colérico, mañoso, irascible
Deutsch	cholerisch, hitzköpfig, jähzornig
Русский	горя́чий gorjáčij, вспы́льчивый vspýlʹčivyj

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@misc{hot_tempered_2026,
  title = {hot-tempered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hot-tempered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}