| 单词 | high-tempered |
| 释义 | > as lemmashigh-tempered high-tempered adj. †(a) of an elevated or superior character or nature (obsolete rare); (b) (of a person) irascible, quick to anger; hot-headed. ΚΠ 1599 A. Gibson in tr. A. de Pontaymeri Womans Woorth sig. A8 Those fierse spirits of high temperd wit, That drinke the dewe of heauen continually: They could haue graced you with termes more fit. 1767 Let. to Marquis of Granby 15 Some who enter into the Army, soon discover that they possess not enough of this high-tempered Spirit to qualify them for the military Character. 1828 Vermont Watchman & State Gaz. 9 Dec. She became angry, said he cared nothing about her, &c. She was a high tempered woman. a1927 A. J. Beveridge A. Lincoln (1928) I. ix. 507 Mrs. Lincoln was irritable and high tempered. Her loud shrill voice could be heard across the street. 2011 L. Apple Family Legacy of H. Clay i. 10 The community knew him as a high-tempered street brawler and bowie-knife fighter. < as lemmas |
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