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Definition of Short-tempered
1. Adjective. Quickly aroused to anger. "A hotheaded commander"
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Choler, Irascibility
Definition of Short-tempered
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a person who is easily angered, who is known to frequently lose his or her temper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Short-tempered
Literary usage of Short-tempered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romany Rye: A Sequel to Lavengro by George Henry Borrow (1872)
"A short-tempered Person—Gravitation—The Best Endowment—Mary Fulcher—Fair
Dealing —Horse-witchery—Darius and ..."
2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1871)
"me the other day, and I made up my mind "The general's rather short tempered in
the morning," said Riley, with a grim smile as he left the room to answer ..."
3. France by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine, Witt (Henriette Elizabeth), Guizot (François) (1898)
"The nickname of short-tempered stuck to the constable from that day, and not
without reason. With anybody but the king the constable was a good deal ..."
4. A Year Amongst the Persians: Impressions as to the Life, Character, and by Edward Granville Browne (1893)
"So a short-tempered or impatient man is described as ... Friend should not complain
of friend ; a man should not be short-tempered." . ..."
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