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quicktempered
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quick-tem·pered
/
ˈkwɪkˈtɛm
pərd
/
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kwik
-
tem
-perd
]
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adjective
easily angered.
Origin:
1820–30
Synonyms
quarrelsome, testy, churlish, irascible.
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quick-tempered
—
adj
readily roused to anger; irascible
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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