quick-tempered
easily angered.
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How to use quick-tempered in a sentence
A baby born in this manner is said to be likely to grow into a strong and quick-tempered adult.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. WolffHe was a quick-tempered youth, and had been in more than one fight since his arrival at Putnam Hall.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)He said: "Do you know what a wilful, quick-tempered girl Clara is?"
Robert Hardy's Seven Days | Charles Monroe SheldonDe Courval, a less quick-tempered character, wondered that any one should have taken a liberty with the man they had just left.
The Red City | S. Weir MitchellHe was quick-tempered, but warm-hearted, and full of fun, and as honest and sincere as he was bold and fearless.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler | Pardee Butler
British Dictionary definitions for quick-tempered
readily roused to anger; irascible
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