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单词 short-tempered
释义

short-tempered

/ˌʃɔːtˈtɛmpəd /
adjective
Quick to lose one’s temper: poor sleep can leave you short-tempered...
  • Sure, he was often short-tempered and angry, but this time it was something different.
  • As his health had improved he'd become steadily more irritable and short-tempered.
  • Many drivers said they became irritable or short-tempered during the winter.

Synonyms

irritable, irascible, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, fiery, peevish, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, impatient, grumpy, huffy, brusque, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, touchy, volatile, testy, tetchy, snarling, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric
informal snappish, snappy, chippy, grouchy, cranky, on a short fuse
British informal narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head
North American informal peckish, soreheaded
Australian/New Zealand informal snaky
informal, dated miffy
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