quick-tempered

  • 41short-tempered — adjective Date: 1877 having a quick temper …

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  • 42short-tempered — /shawrt tem peuhrd/, adj. having a quick, hasty temper; irascible. [1885 90] Syn. irritable, testy, choleric, waspish. * * * …

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  • 43short-tempered — short′ tem′pered adj. having a quick, hasty temper • Etymology: 1885–90 …

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  • 44irritable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fretful, petulant, peevish, touchy, sensitive. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sensitive, irascible, touchy, testy, ill tempered, huffy, peevish, petulant, fractious, tense, high… …

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  • 45temper — tem|per1 [ˈtempə US ər] n 1.) [U and C] a tendency to become angry suddenly or easily ▪ That temper of hers will get her into trouble one of these days. ▪ According to Nathan, Robin has quite a temper . ▪ Theo needs to learn to control his temper …

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  • 46hotheaded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hot, hot blooded, passionate; quick tempered, peppery, irascible; willful, headstrong, rash, impetuous. See rashness, irascibility, excitability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Impetuous] Syn.… …

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  • 47hasty — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, abrupt, accident prone, ad lib, advanced, agile, antsy, antsy pantsy, anxious, bearish, brash, breakneck, breathless, brief, brisk, careless, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, chafing,… …

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  • 48irascible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. peevish, cranky, irritable; see angry , irritable . See Synonym Study at irritable . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [i RAS uh bul] quick tempered or easily angered. Mike was irascible; we walked on… …

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  • 49List of Emergency! characters — This article lists characters of the television series Emergency!. Contents 1 LA County Fire Squad 51 Firefighter/Paramedics 1.1 Roy DeSoto 1.2 John Gage 2 …

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  • 50hasty — adj 1. quick, rapid, swift, fleet, fast, brisk; prompt, expeditious, instantaneous, immediate; rushing, hurried, running, urgent, winged, light footed, light legged, light of heel, eagle winged, quick as lightning, quick as a wink, swift as an… …

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