SHORT-TEMPERED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Quickly aroused to anger

Example:

a hotheaded commander

Synonyms:

choleric; hot-tempered; hotheaded; irascible; quick-tempered; short-tempered

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)

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