quick-tempered

English

Adjective

quick-tempered (comparative more quick-tempered, superlative most quick-tempered)

Easily or quickly angered or frustrated.
He was a quick-tempered fellow who was generally avoided by his co-workers.

Synonyms

Antonyms

cool (in the sense of calm or relaxed)
cool-headed
even-tempered

Related terms

hot-tempered

Translations

easily or quickly angered or frustrated

Chinese:
Mandarin: 急性子 (zh)
Finnish: äkkipikainen (fi)

Irish: mear
Japanese: 怒りっぽい (おこりっぽい, okorippoi)
Russian: вспы́льчивый (ru) (vspýlʹčivyj), раздражи́тельный (ru) (razdražítelʹnyj), несде́ржанный (ru) (nesdéržannyj), горя́чий (ru) (gorjáčij)

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