short-tempered

English

Adjective

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

Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
She is so short-tempered that people avoid her company.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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

Related terms

hot-tempered

Translations

easily angered

Chinese:
Mandarin: 易怒 (yìnù)
Finnish: äkkipikainen (fi), lyhytpinnainen, kärsimätön (fi)
Irish: araiciseach

Maori: kiriwetiweti, kirikawa, āritarita, kiriwetiweti
Norman: malenduthant (Jersey)
Russian: вспыльчивый (ru) m (vspylʹčivyj)

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