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单词 short-tempered
释义

short-tempered

adjective

short-tem·​pered ˌshȯrt-ˈtem-pərd How to pronounce short-tempered (audio)
: having a quick temper

Synonyms

  • choleric
  • crabby
  • cranky
  • cross
  • crotchety
  • fiery
  • grouchy
  • grumpy
  • irascible
  • irritable
  • peevish
  • perverse
  • pettish
  • petulant
  • prickly
  • quick-tempered
  • raspy
  • ratty
  • snappish
  • snappy
  • snarky
  • snippety
  • snippy
  • stuffy
  • testy
  • waspish
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Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

short-tempered

adjective

as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed shop customers learned not to bother the short-tempered dog on their way out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • irritable
  • fiery
  • irascible
  • snappish
  • grouchy
  • grumpy
  • petulant
  • peevish
  • crabby
  • choleric
  • crotchety
  • quick-tempered
  • waspish
  • testy
  • pettish
  • snippy
  • snarky
  • cranky
  • passionate
  • cross
  • raspy
  • sensitive
  • cantankerous
  • stuffy
  • ornery
  • prickly
  • surly
  • belligerent
  • ill-tempered
  • contentious
  • combative
  • pugnacious
  • curmudgeonly
  • querulous
  • perverse
  • ratty
  • short
  • snarly
  • disagreeable
  • dyspeptic
  • out of humor
  • quarrelsome
  • fretful
  • argumentative
  • snippety
  • bilious
  • bellicose
  • snappy
  • sulky
  • tetchy
  • out of sorts
  • ill-humored
  • fractious
  • truculent
  • sullen
  • ill-natured
  • disputatious
  • cross-grained
  • pouty
  • off-colored
  • huffy
  • scrappy
  • touchy
  • bearish
  • thin-skinned
  • off-color
  • hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gregarious
  • friendly
  • affable
  • extroverted
  • outgoing
  • amiable
  • extraverted
  • sociable
  • cordial
  • genial
  • companionable
  • sweet
  • agreeable
  • easygoing
  • good-tempered
  • carefree
  • good-natured
  • patient
  • stoic
  • relaxed
  • stoical
  • tolerant
  • forbearing
  • well-disposed
  • happy-go-lucky
  • uncomplaining
  • obliging
  • understanding
  • long-suffering
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