Definition of Short temper

1. Noun. A feeling of resentful anger.

Exact synonyms: Irascibility, Quick Temper, Spleen
Generic synonyms: Bad Temper, Ill Temper
Derivative terms: Irascible, Irascible, Splenetic

Definition of Short temper

1. Noun. (idiomatic) The personality trait of being quick to anger. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Short Temper

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short sweetening
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short swords
short tandem repeat
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short vinculum
short vowel
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shortage
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Literary usage of Short temper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sa'-zada Tales by William Alexander Fraser (1905)
""It is not wise to meddle with one of a short temper," declared Hathi. "I am not one of a short temper," objected Grizzly. "I seek a quarrel with no one; ..."

2. The Correspondence of Madame Du Noyer by Du Noyer (Anne Marguerite Petit), Florence Louisa Layard (1890)
"... ladies of the law—The Lady of Beau- caire—A very short temper—A quarrelsome young person—A challenge -— The ladies' duel — Sensation —Wounded ! ..."

3. Alice-for-short: A Dichronism by William Frend De Morgan (1907)
"Besides, young women were not scarce, and—only mind you! he did not say this to Samuel—Hannah had a short temper. And as for his future son-in-law, ..."

4. Alice-for-short: A Dichronism by William Frend De Morgan (1907)
"Besides, young women were not scarce, and—only mind you! he did not say this to Samuel—Hannah had a short temper. And as for his future son-in-law, ..."

5. The Short-story by William Patterson Atkinson (1916)
"A man of short temper and with a wooden leg from the knee. Fort Christina: built by the Swedes on the Delaware River near the present city of Wilmington. ..."

6. The Laws of Heredity by George Archdall O'Brien Reid (1910)
"A tall man may have long arms and long legs, but he may be short in temper: and his choice of a mate may depend as much on his short temper as on his long ..."

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