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单词 short tempered
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
easily angered
I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes.
Synonyms
quick-tempered
They are wonderful people, but very quick-tempered.
impatient
He becomes impatient as the hours pass.
touchy
He is very touchy about his past.
irascible
He had an irascible temper.
fiery
I see you have a fiery temper.
peppery
a peppery temper
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal)
I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.
testy
Ben gets testy when he is hungry.
chippy (informal)
hot-tempered
choleric
He plays a choleric old schoolmaster.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of choleric
Definition
bad-tempered
He plays a choleric old schoolmaster.
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
cross,
angry,
irritable,
touchy,
petulant,
ill-tempered,
irascible,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
tooshie (Australian, slang),
testy,
chippy (informal),
hot-tempered,
quick-tempered,
chippy (informal)
in the sense of fiery
Definition
displaying strong passion, esp. anger
I see you have a fiery temper.
Synonyms
excitable,
violent,
fierce,
passionate,
irritable,
impetuous,
irascible,
peppery,
hot-headed,
choleric
in the sense of impatient
Definition
irritable at any delay or difficulty
He becomes impatient as the hours pass.
Synonyms
cross,
tense,
annoyed,
irritated,
prickly,
edgy,
touchy,
bad-tempered,
intolerant,
petulant,
ill-tempered,
cantankerous,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
chippy (informal),
hot-tempered,
quick-tempered,
crotchety (informal),
ill-humoured,
narky (British, slang),
out of humour

Nearby words of
short-tempered

  • short-lived
  • short-sighted
  • short-staffed
  • short-tempered
  • shortage
  • shortcoming
  • shorten

Synonyms of 'short-tempered'

short-tempered

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of irascible
Definition
easily angered
He had an irascible temper.
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
cross,
irritable,
crabbed,
touchy,
cantankerous,
peppery,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
short-tempered,
hot-tempered,
quick-tempered,
choleric,
narky (British, slang)
in the sense of peppery
Definition
irritable
a peppery temper
Synonyms
irritable,
touchy,
vitriolic,
irascible,
testy,
chippy (informal),
waspish,
hot-tempered,
quick-tempered,
choleric,
snappish
in the sense of ratty
Definition
cross and irritable
I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.
Synonyms
irritable,
cross,
angry,
annoyed,
pissed (US, Canadian, slang),
crabbed,
impatient,
snappy,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
touchy,
tetchy,
testy,
chippy (informal),
short-tempered,
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of testy
Definition
irritable or touchy
Ben gets testy when he is hungry.
Synonyms
irritable,
cross,
grumpy,
crabbed,
impatient,
snappy,
sullen,
touchy,
bad-tempered,
petulant,
irascible,
cantankerous,
peppery,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
quarrelsome,
chippy (informal),
fretful,
short-tempered,
waspish,
peevish,
quick-tempered,
splenetic,
snappish,
liverish,
captious
in the sense of touchy
Definition
easily upset or irritated
He is very touchy about his past.
Synonyms
oversensitive,
irritable,
bad-tempered,
cross,
crabbed,
grumpy,
surly,
petulant,
irascible,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
thin-skinned,
grouchy (informal),
querulous,
peevish,
quick-tempered,
splenetic,
easily offended,
captious,
pettish,
toey (New Zealand, slang)
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