Definition of short-fused in English:

short-fused

adjective

informal

Quick-tempered.
Example sentencesExamples
- Australian coach Eddie Jones wants his short-fused Wallabies to bottle their emotions before their crunch Tri-Nations rugby Test with New Zealand in Sydney this coming weekend.
- His father, Albert Franklin Cohen, who died in 1987 and to whom the book is dedicated, was an Eagles fan, which usually means more fervent, cynical and short-fused than others, but no less dedicated.
- Everyone was ill-tempered and short-fused.
- Gannon, fiery if not short-fused, is a true competitor who thrives because of his pin-point accuracy.
- However, that didn't help as the giant was extremely short-fused at the moment.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained

Definition of short-fused in US English:

short-fused

adjectiveʃɔrt fjuzd

informal

Likely to lose one's temper.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, that didn't help as the giant was extremely short-fused at the moment.
- Gannon, fiery if not short-fused, is a true competitor who thrives because of his pin-point accuracy.
- His father, Albert Franklin Cohen, who died in 1987 and to whom the book is dedicated, was an Eagles fan, which usually means more fervent, cynical and short-fused than others, but no less dedicated.
- Australian coach Eddie Jones wants his short-fused Wallabies to bottle their emotions before their crunch Tri-Nations rugby Test with New Zealand in Sydney this coming weekend.
- Everyone was ill-tempered and short-fused.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained

单词	short-fused
释义	Definition of short-fused in English: short-fused adjective informal Quick-tempered. Example sentencesExamples Australian coach Eddie Jones wants his short-fused Wallabies to bottle their emotions before their crunch Tri-Nations rugby Test with New Zealand in Sydney this coming weekend. His father, Albert Franklin Cohen, who died in 1987 and to whom the book is dedicated, was an Eagles fan, which usually means more fervent, cynical and short-fused than others, but no less dedicated. Everyone was ill-tempered and short-fused. Gannon, fiery if not short-fused, is a true competitor who thrives because of his pin-point accuracy. However, that didn't help as the giant was extremely short-fused at the moment. Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained Definition of short-fused in US English: short-fused adjectiveʃɔrt fjuzd informal Likely to lose one's temper. Example sentencesExamples However, that didn't help as the giant was extremely short-fused at the moment. Gannon, fiery if not short-fused, is a true competitor who thrives because of his pin-point accuracy. His father, Albert Franklin Cohen, who died in 1987 and to whom the book is dedicated, was an Eagles fan, which usually means more fervent, cynical and short-fused than others, but no less dedicated. Australian coach Eddie Jones wants his short-fused Wallabies to bottle their emotions before their crunch Tri-Nations rugby Test with New Zealand in Sydney this coming weekend. Everyone was ill-tempered and short-fused. Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained
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