short-tempered

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short-tempered

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By surface analysis, short temper + -ed.

adjective more short-tempered · most short-tempered

Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper. She is so short-tempered that people avoid her company.
Similar: quick-tempered, hotheaded · Opposite: cool-headed, even-tempered, cool

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adj easily angered

Español	de mecha corta
中文	易怒 yìnù
Русский	вспыльчивый vspylʹčivyj
العربية	عَصَبِيّ ʕaṣabiyy

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@misc{short_tempered_2026,
  title = {short-tempered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/short-tempered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}