- short-tempered adj
- [ˌʃɔːt'tɛmpəd]
(in general) irascibile, (in a bad mood) di cattivo umore
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short-tempered adj
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short-tempered — adj tending to become angry very quickly →↑bad tempered ▪ She gets short tempered when she s tired. >short temper n … Dictionary of contemporary English
short-tempered — ADJ GRADED Someone who is short tempered gets angry very quickly. I m a bit short tempered sometimes … English dictionary
short-tempered — [shôrt′tem΄pərd] adj. having a tendency to lose one s temper; easily or quickly angered … English World dictionary
short-tempered — adjective quickly aroused to anger a hotheaded commander • Syn: ↑choleric, ↑irascible, ↑hotheaded, ↑hot tempered, ↑quick tempered • Similar to: ↑ill natured … Useful english dictionary
short-tempered — adj curt, sharp, abrupt, short spoken, rudely brief; cutting, biting, sarcastic, acute, keen; caustic, acrimonious, virulent, mordant, trenchant, sullen, tart, petulant, sour, splenetic, choleric, acetose; testy, edgy, touchy, grouchy, irascible … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
short-tempered — short′ tem′pered adj. having a quick, hasty temper • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
short-tempered — /shawrt tem peuhrd/, adj. having a quick, hasty temper; irascible. [1885 90] Syn. irritable, testy, choleric, waspish. * * * … Universalium
short — adj 1. little, small, Chiefly Scot. wee, miniature, miniscule, minikin, diminutive, Scot. cutly; tiny, elfin, bantam, slight, (of women) petite, Lilliputian, Inf. Tom Thumb, Sl. pint sized, Sl. pocket sized, Sl. sawed off, Sl. knee high to a… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
short — I [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES ♦ shorter, shortest (Please look at category 24 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does… … English dictionary
short — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brief, concise, curt; deficient, failing; compact, stubby. See insufficiency, shortness, littleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not long in space] Syn. low, skimpy, slight, not tall, not long,… … English dictionary for students
quick-tempered — adjective quickly aroused to anger a hotheaded commander • Syn: ↑choleric, ↑irascible, ↑hotheaded, ↑hot tempered, ↑short tempered • Similar to: ↑ill natured … Useful english dictionary
